Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - plaque
Plaque
plaque
n. 1 an ornamental tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., esp. affixed to a building in commemoration. 2 a deposit on teeth where bacteria proliferate. 3 Med. a a patch or eruption of skin etc. as a result of damage. b a fibrous lesion in atherosclerosis. 4 a small badge of rank in an honorary order. Derivatives plaquette n. Etymology: F f. Du. plak tablet f. plakken stick
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noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, metal sheet, from ~r to plate, from Middle Dutch placken to piece, patch; akin to Middle Dutch placke piece, Middle High German placke patch Date: 1845 1. an ornamental brooch, a flat thin piece (as of metal) used for decoration, a commemorative or identifying inscribed tablet, 2. a localized abnormal patch on a body part or surface, a sticky usually colorless film on teeth that is formed by and harbors bacteria, an atherosclerotic lesion, a histopathologic lesion of brain tissue that is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease and consists of a dense proteinaceous core composed primarily of beta-amyloid that is often surrounded and infiltrated by a cluster of degenerating axons and dendrites, a clear area in a bacterial culture produced by viral destruction of cells ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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