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Plaque
/plaːk/
Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
📖 Definitions of "Plaque"
- 1
Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
- 2
A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
- 3
A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
- 4
A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
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