bard
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈbärd 
1
a
: a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
b
: a composer, singer, or declaimer of epic or heroic verse
2
: poet
bardic
ˈbär-dik
adjective bard
2 of 3noun (2)
ˈbärd
variants or barde
: a piece of armor or ornament for a horse's neck, breast, or flank
bard
3 of 3verb
barded; barding; bards
transitive verb
1
: to furnish (a horse's neck, breast, or flank) with a piece of armor or ornament : to furnish with bards (see bard entry 2)
2
[borrowed from French barder, verbal derivative of barde "strip of fat to cover meat," figurative use of barde "piece of armor for a horse, packsaddle"] : to dress meat for cooking by covering with strips of fat
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- minstrel
- muse
- poet
- poetaster
- rhymester
- rimester
- versifier
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish
Noun (2)
borrowed from Middle French barde, going back to Old French, "packsaddle, saddle cover," borrowed from Arabic bardʽa (or borrowed from Italian barda in sense "piece of armor for a horse," borrowed from Arabic)
Verb
verbal derivative of bard entry 2
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
bard
noun
ˈbärd
1
: a person in ancient societies skilled at composing and singing songs about heroes
2
: poet
bard
noun
as in poet
a person who writes poetry a bard best known for a series of love poems to his raven-haired beloved Synonyms & Similar Words
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- poet
- minstrel
- muse
- versifier
- rhymester
- poetaster
- rimester
- poetess
- troubadour
- lyricist
- rhapsodist
- sonneteer
- scop
- rhymer
- rhapsode
- poet laureate
- epigrammatist
- epigrammatizer