bard

bard ¹  (bärd)

n.

1. One of an ancient Celtic order of minstrel poets who composed and recited verses celebrating the legendary exploits of chieftains and heroes.

2. A poet, especially a lyric poet.

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[Middle English, from Irish and Scottish Gaelic bard and from Welsh bardd; see g^wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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bardic adj.

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bard ² also barde  (bärd)

n.

A piece of armor used to protect or ornament a horse.

tr.v. bard·ed, bard·ing, bards

1. To equip (a horse) with bards.

2. To cover (meat) in thin pieces of bacon or fat to preserve moisture during cooking.

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[Middle English barde, from Old French, from Old Italian barda, from Arabic barda'a, packsaddle, from Persian pardah; see purdah.]

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Bard [bɑːd]

n

the. an epithet of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the English dramatist and poet

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bard¹

n

1. (Literature / Poetry)

a.  (formerly) one of an ancient Celtic order of poets who recited verses about the exploits, often legendary, of their tribes

b.  (in modern times) a poet who wins a verse competition at a Welsh eisteddfod

2. (Literature / Poetry) Archaic or literary any poet, esp one who writes lyric or heroic verse or is of national importance

[from Scottish Gaelic; related to Welsh bardd]

bardic  adj

bardism  n

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bard², barde [bɑːd]

n

1. (Cookery) a piece of larding bacon or pork fat placed on game or lean meat during roasting to prevent drying out

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an ornamental caparison for a horse

vb (tr)

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) to place a bard on

[from Old French barde, from Old Italian barda, from Arabic barda`ah packsaddle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bard - a lyric poet                         poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
	2.	bard - an ornamental caparison for a horse caparison, trapping, housing - stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
Verb	1.	bard - put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" barde, caparison, dress up adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

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bard

noun (Archaic or literary) poet, singer, rhymer, minstrel, lyricist, troubadour, versifier the epic and myth which formed the bard's repertoire

Translations

bard [bɑːd] N (liter) → bardo m, vate m
the Bard (= Shakespeare) → el Vate
the Bard of Avon → el Cisne del Avon

Bard [ˈbɑː^rd] n
the Bard (= Shakespeare) → Shakespeare
the Bard of Avon (= Shakespeare) → le chantre d'Avon

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bard [ˈbɑː^rd ˈbɑː^rd] n (literary) (= poet) → poète m

bard

n

(= minstrel) (esp Celtic) → Barde m; (in Ancient Greece) → (Helden)sänger m

(old Liter, hum: = poet) → Barde m, → Bardin f; the Bard of Avon → Shakespeare

bard [bɑːd] n → bardo

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bard [bɑːd] n → bardo