affiche
noun
- a poster
verb
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-der. Proto-Italic *feigʷō Vulgar Latin fīvō Vulgar Latin fīgō Vulgar Latin -icō Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre Old French fichier Old French afichier Middle French French afficherdeverb. French affichebor. English affiche Borrowed from French affiche.
- A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-der. Proto-Italic *feigʷō Vulgar Latin fīvō Vulgar Latin fīgō Vulgar Latin -icō Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre Old French fichier Old French afichier Middle French French afficherdeverb. French affichebor. English affiche Borrowed from French affiche.
- To fix, fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall.
- To parade, to advertise, publicise; to display, show.
“The return of the Duc de Mercœur added, if possible, to the gaiety of Compiegne; and the Duchesse gave a fête in its honour. Everything then was expressed by a fête; saints were worshipped, mistresses flattered, ministers courted, victories celebrated, sentiments affiched—and all by a fête.”