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bard
1[ bahrd ]
noun
- (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- one of an ancient Celtic order of composers and reciters of poetry.
- any poet.
- the bard, William Shakespeare.
bard
2[ bahrd ]
noun
- Armor. any of various pieces of defensive armor for a horse.
- Cooking. a thin slice of fat or bacon secured to a roast of meat or poultry to prevent its drying out while cooking.
verb (used with object)
- Armor. to caparison with bards.
- Cooking. to secure thin slices of fat or bacon to (a roast of meat or poultry) before cooking.
Bard
1/ bɑːd /
noun
- the Bardthe Bard an epithet of William Shakespeare
bard
2/ bɑːd /
noun
- (formerly) one of an ancient Celtic order of poets who recited verses about the exploits, often legendary, of their tribes
- (in modern times) a poet who wins a verse competition at a Welsh eisteddfod
- archaic.any poet, esp one who writes lyric or heroic verse or is of national importance
bard
3/ bɑːd /
noun
- a piece of larding bacon or pork fat placed on game or lean meat during roasting to prevent drying out
- an ornamental caparison for a horse
verb
- to place a bard on
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Derived Forms
- ˈbardism, noun
- ˈbardic, adjective
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Other Words From
- bardic adjective
- bardish bardlike adjective
- bardship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
But Lois Leveen, author of the novel 'Juliet's Nurse,' says good things happen when authors brazenly borrow from the Bard.
Maybe you managed not to cringe at his take on the Bard in Shakespeare in Love, making you a stronger person than most.
The Kentucky bard Ed McClanahan once lived in California, where among various endeavors he played Boswell to the Grateful Dead.
Complete Works shows modern audiences that the Bard is still appealing.
Leave it to the Bard to remind you just how all-consuming (and deadly) a serious relationship can be.
Ossian was the rage—quotations from the blind bard of Morven were in every one's mouth.
He asserts his dignity as bard and inspired man of his people.
Meager indeed is our knowledge of this only British bard whose works have endured through thirty centuries.
True it is, as the great bard expresses it, that "there's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them as we will."
But still the patriot, and the patriot-bard, in bright succession raise, her ornament and guard.
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