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plaque
/plæk/
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What does plaque mean?
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
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noun
- A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
- In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.
- A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
- An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.
- An accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheroma.
- An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).
- A deposit of beta-amyloid protein occurring in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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/plæk/
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A Katcina is the emblem of a deity that is represented either in the form of a doll carved out of wood, woven into a plaque or basket, or painted on tiles and pottery.
Among other compliments and marks of homage the old man was presented with a golden plaque, on one side of which Sicard, who stood revealed as a master of the burin, had engraved his portrait with rare fidelity.
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Perspiring, his eyes aflame, foaming at the mouth, with uniform unbuttoned, one of his epaulets half cut off by a sword-stroke from a horseguard, his plaque with the great eagle dented by a bullet; bleeding, bemired, magnificent, a broken sword in his hand, he said, “Come and see how a Marshal of France dies on the field of battle!”