‖affiche(æˈfiːʃ,Fr.afiʃ)[F.,f.afficher:—L. type *affīgicāre(seeaffiche v.).]A paper containing a notice to be affixed to a wall, etc.; a placard, poster.[1757M. Postlethwayttr.J. & P. L. Savary'sUniv.Dict.Trade (ed.2) I. 23/2Affiche, so the French call those bills, or advertisements, which are pasted up in public places.]1818MooreFudgeFam.Paris viii. 87Then we stare into shops—read the evening's affiches.1819H. BuskVestriad v. 241Soon those who spell the grand affiche peruse.1833T. HamiltonMen & Mann.Amer.(1843) I. 11,When the sphere of my intelligence became enlarged with regard to this affiche[sc. placard on a wall].1884J. SharmanCursoryHist.Swearing i. 6The usual notice-board..covered with a trellis-work of crimson tape for the purpose of retaining the various affiches.1920Punch 31 Mar. 249/1A couple of lurid affiches which declared that ‘Exhampton Is So Exhilarating’.