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We had brought with us a plaque: shiny red, in the "mitten" shape of Wisconsin and made of Wisconsin ruby-red granite, the state stone.†
Chpt 1.
Part of our mission here was to embed this plaque in the rough rocky soil.†
Chpt 1.
Joe gently placed the plaque in the dry soil.†
Chpt 1.
The Bradleys with commemorative plaque atop Mount Suribachi, April 1998.†
Chpt 15.
The two million people who visit Grauman's annually notice that John Wayne's plaque is different from those of the other movie stars.†
Chpt Aft. *
His plaque is black.†
Chpt Aft.

Definitions:

(1) (plaque as in: a plaque on the wall)
a tablet with information or a message made for placement on a wall or other object
As compared to a paper notice, a plaque is made of more permanent material. Examples include:
- a brass tablet mounted on the exterior of a building to tell when it was constructed
- a tablet mounted on a monument to tell about an historic event
- a tablet given to someone to hang on the wall to acknowledge a bestowed honor
- a small piece of engraved metal mounted on a park bench to honor memory of them
(2) (plaque as in: dental plaque)
a sticky layer of germs and gunk that builds up on teeth
(3) (plaque as in: plaque in the arteries or brain)
a biological deposit that, in excess, can impede normal functioning
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)