plaquette
9.9
A small flat decorative metal or ceramic plate kept as a collectible
- noun
- /pləˈkɛt/
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plaqueta
- The earliest of these ornaments is a silver plaquette, probably dating from the twelfth century, that is embossed with an image of the saint and inscribed with the words "Philip Apostle" in Greek.
Examples
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Nearby, he found shells and two jade mosaic plaquettes.
Academic text (2006) -
After the awards ceremony, each winner was presented with a shiny bronze plaquette.
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The artist displayed a beautiful plaquette featuring intricate designs on her shelf.
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He was thrilled to receive a commemorative plaquette as a memento of the event.
Synonyms
plaque
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5.1
A flat tablet on a wall that honors a person or event
is smaller and mainly decorative or collectible and not usually fixed to walls
How Decorative
Surface Forms
plaquette singular
plaquettes plural
Morphology
Etymology
Plaquette comes from the French word plaque meaning 'plate' and the little ending -ette meaning 'small', so it literally means a 'small plate'. That's why a plaquette is a small flat decorative plaque, often made of metal or ceramic.