plaque

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plaque [plaque plaques] BrE [plæk] BrE [plɑːk] NAmE [plæk] noun
1. countable a flat piece of stone, metal, etc, usually with a name and dates on, attached to a wall in memory of a person or an event
•A bronze plaque marks the house where the poet was born.
2. uncountable a soft substance that forms on teeth and encourages the growth of harmful bacteria
•Remove plaque by brushing your teeth regularly.
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Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from French, from Dutch plak ‘tablet’, from plakken ‘to stick’.

Example Bank:
•Brushing prevents a build-up of plaque and tartar on the teeth.
•Gum disease happens when plaque builds up.
•Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque.
•The local historical society put up a plaque at the site of the battle.
•There is a commemorative plaque to the artist in the village hall.
•There is a commemorative plaque to those lost at sea.
•a plaque on the wall

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  brass, memorial tablet