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placard

/ˈplæk.ɑɹd/ noun C1
  1. A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
  2. An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate of armour.
  3. A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.
  4. The woodwork and frame of the door of a closet etc.

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He could only suppose that the legend upon the placard had some reference to this secret society.
The Valley of Fear, p. 50 · C1

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