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Definition of: plaque
(plak) noun
1. A plate, disk, or slab of metal, porcelain, ivory, etc., artistically ornamented, as for wall decoration.
2. A brooch.
3. A deposit of bacteria-bearing mucus on teeth, often leading to decay. [<F <MDu. placke flat disk, tablet. Doublet of PLACK.]
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