Definition of Bard

1. Noun. A lyric poet.

Generic synonyms: Poet

2. Verb. Put a caparison on. "Caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
Exact synonyms: Barde, Caparison, Dress Up
Generic synonyms: Adorn, Beautify, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Ornament
Derivative terms: Caparison

3. Noun. An ornamental caparison for a horse.
Generic synonyms: Caparison, Housing, Trapping

Definition of Bard

1. n. A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

2. n. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.]

3. v. t. To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

Definition of Bard

1. to armor a horse [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Bard

1. 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark. Bark bed. See Bark stove (below). Bark pit, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning. Bark stove, a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat. Origin: Akin to Dan. & Sw. Bark, Icel. Borkr, LG. & HG. Borke. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bard

barcarolles
barcas
Barcelona
barchan
barchane
barchanes
barchans
Barclay
Barclay-Baron disease
Barcoo rot
Barcoo vomit
Barcroft
Barcroft-Warburg apparatus
Barcroft-Warburg technique
bard (current term)
bard (current term)
bardash
bardashes
barde
barded
Bardeen
bardes
Bardet
Bardet-Biedl syndrome
bardic
bardier
bardiest
Bardinet
Bardinet's ligament
barding

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