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signboard

[ sahyn-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈsaɪnˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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noun

a board bearing a sign.

Origin of signboard

First recorded in 1625–35; sign + board

Words nearby signboard

signalment, signatory, signature, signature loan, signature tune, signboard, signed english, signed minor, signed number, signed, sealed, and delivered, signed-ranks test

Example sentences from the Web for signboard

A few years ago its signboard modestly chronicled the fact that it had been Rebuilt after the Flood.

Old Country Inns of England |Henry P. Maskell
Beacham had been dozing, but awoke in time to catch a glimpse of the signboard as the train flashed by.

Football Days |William H. Edwards
The face is a signboard showing which way the man or woman is traveling, which of life's crossroads they are on.

Watch Yourself Go By |Al. G. Field
Charles I. added the star to the insignia, and his example was followed on the signboard.

The History of Signboards |Jacob Larwood

“Perkins, Real Estate” faced the travelers from a signboard as they drove into the village.

The Campfire Girls of Roselawn |Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for signboard

signboard

/ (ˈsaɪnˌbɔːd) /

noun

a board carrying a sign or notice, esp one used to advertise a product, event, etc