Etymology

plaquette

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Today it means: A small metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, usually with a design including figures. Full definition →

French plaquette
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  1. French · borrowed fromplaquette“small plaque”
  2. English todayplaquette

Borrowed from French plaquette (“small plaque”), allegedly coined in the 1860s.

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