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Bard - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bard : (noun)
1: a lyric poet
2: an ornamental caparison for a horse
(verb)
1: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive
occasion" [syn: caparison, dress up]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for
producing living young; -- called also greenbone,
guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American
species ({Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish,
and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel.
Both are edible, but of little value.
(b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bard : \Bard\, Barde \Barde\, n. [F. barde, of doubtful origin.]
1. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for
a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the
pl.]
2. pl. Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
3. (Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat
or game.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bard : \Bard\, v. t. (Cookery)
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bard : \Bard\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. bardd, Arm. barz, Ir.
& Gael. bard, and F. barde.]
1. 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. Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bard : \Bard\, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b["o]rkr, LG. &
HG. borke.]
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 (Hort.), 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bard, NM
Zip code(s): 88411
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Bard |
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C_A_turbulence: Depressed Bard, miserable half orc bounty hunter or Gnome based on Vince Noir? |
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grunthos1: My stupid cricket poems all listed here http://www.birdfolk.co.uk/Bard.html #cricket |
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booknew: The Bard in text and illustrations http://ff.im/-d8VIR |
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