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placke
Middle Dutch · medieval
"a flat piece, a patch"
a flat piece, a patch, describing a flat decorative or informational panel
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plaque
French · 1600s
"a flat commemorative panel"
carried into French for a flat commemorative panel
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plaque
English · 1860s
"a flat commemorative panel, or a buildup on teeth"
settled as the English word for a commemorative flat panel, later dental buildup
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