placard
noun
[ ˈplakɑːd ]
• a printed or handwritten notice or sign for public display, either fixed to a wall or carried during a demonstration.
Similar:
notice,
poster,
public notice,
sign,
bill,
sticker,
advertisement,
banner,
affiche,
ad,
advert,
placard
verb
• cover with notices.
• "they were placarding the town with posters"
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a warrant or licence): from Old French placquart, from plaquier ‘to plaster, lay flat’, from Middle Dutch placken . The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century.
