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Definition of Bald

1. Verb. Grow bald; lose hair on one's head. "They bald "; "He is balding already"

2. Adjective. With no effort to conceal. "A barefaced lie"

3. Adjective. Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp. "A bald-headed gentleman"

4. Adjective. Without the natural or usual covering. "Bare hills"

Definition of Bald

1. a. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.

Definition of Bald

1. lacking hair [adj BALDER, BALDEST] / to become bald [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: bald

Medical Definition of Bald

1. 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak. "On the bald top of an eminence." (Wordsworth) 2. Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal. "In the preface to his own bald translation." (Dryden) 3. Undisguised. " Bald egotism." 4. Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. 5. Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat. 6. Destitute of the natural covering. Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced. Bald buzzard, a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head. Origin: OE. Balled, ballid, perh. The p.p. Of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. But cf. W. Bali whiteness in a horse's forehead. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bald

balaustine Balbani ring Balbiani ring Balboa balboas balbriggan balbriggans balbuties BALB test balconet

balconets balconied balconies balcony bald (current term) bald (current term) bald-faced hornet bald-headed bald-pated baldachin

baldachino baldachinos baldachins baldaquin baldaquins balded balder Balder balderdash balderdashes

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