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Balder

[bawl-der]

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noun Scandinavian Mythology.

a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.

Origin:
< Old Norse Baldr, cognate with Old English bealdor prince, lord; perhaps akin to Old Norse baldr brave

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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adjective

having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.

destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain.

lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned: a bald prose style.

open; undisguised: a bald lie.

Zoology. having white on the head: the bald eagle.

EXPAND

Automotive. (of a tire) having the tread completely worn away.

COLLAPSE

verb (used without object)

to become bald.

noun

(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal, Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed -ed³

Related forms

bald·ish, adjective

bald·ly, adverb

bald·ness, noun

half-bald, adjective

sem·i·bald, adjective

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sem·i·bald·ly, adverb

sem·i·bald·ness, noun

COLLAPSE

Can be confused: bald, balled, bawled.

Synonyms
4. bare, barefaced, flagrant, patent, utter, out-and-out, downright, flat-out.

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Balder (ˈbɔːldə)

—n
	Norse myth a god, son of Odin and Frigg, noted for his beauty and sweet nature. He was killed by a bough of mistletoe thrown by the blind god Höd, misled by the malicious Loki

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Word Origin & History

bald

c.1300, ballede, probably, with M.E. -ede adjectival suffix, from Celt. bal "white patch, blaze" especially on the head of a horse or other animal (from PIE base *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, gleam;" see bleach). Cf., from the same root, Skt. bhalam "brightness, forehead,"

EXPAND

Gk. phalos "white," L. fulcia "coot" (so called for the white patch on its head), Alb. bale "forehead." Bald eagle first attested 1680s.

COLLAPSE

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Medical Dictionary

bald (bôld)
adj. bald·er, bald·est
Lacking hair on the head.