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plack

/plæk/UK/plak/

plack noun: a coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries. Also the misspelling of plaque.

Noun

plack (plural placks)

  1. (obsolete) A coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, historical) A coin issued by James III of Scotland; also a 15th-16th century Scottish coin worth four Scots pennies.
    • ‘Yes, I prayed you to grant my life, which is in your power. The saving of it would not have cost you a plack, yet you refused to do it.’1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 49

Proper noun capitalized: Plack

Plack

  1. A surname.

Also used as

plack is also the misspelling of plaque.

Forms of plack

pluralplacks

Origin of plack

From Middle Dutch placke (“name of a coin”). Cognate with Old High German pleh, bleh (“a thin leaf of metal, plate”). Compare plaque.

Words formed from plack

Words that rhyme with plack

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Questions about plack

What does plack mean?
Plack means a coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
What part of speech is plack?
Plack can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce plack?
Plack is pronounced /plæk/.
What is the plural of plack?
The plural of plack is placks.

Words near plack in the dictionary

  1. placit
  2. placita
  3. placitory
  4. placits
  5. placitum
  6. plack
  7. plackard
  8. plackards
  9. plackart
  10. plackarts
  11. Placke

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