Bard

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

A poet, especially a lyric poet. noun

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

To equip (a horse) with bards. transitive verb

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

To caparison with bards, as a horse; to furnish or accoutre with armor, as a man.

Any one of the pieces of defensive armor used in medieval Europe to protect the horse. noun

Hence plural The housings of a horse, used in tourneys, justs, and processions during the later middle ages. They were most commonly of stuff woven or embroidered with the arms of the rider. noun

Plural Armor of metal plates, worn in the sixteenth century and later. See armor. noun

A poet and singer among the ancient Celts; one whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men, and on other subjects, generally to the accompaniment of the harp. noun

Formerly, in Scotland, a strolling musician; a minstrel: classed with vagabonds, as an object of penal laws. noun

In modern use, a poet: as, the bard of Avon (Shakspere); the Ayrshire bard (Burns). noun

A scold: applied only to women. noun

To cover with thin bacon, as a bird or meat to be roasted.

A strip of bacon used to cover a fowl or meat in roasting. noun

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. noun

Hence: A poet. noun

A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. Often in the pl. noun

Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms. noun

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

(by extension) A poet.

From the Gaelic "bàrd". A poet, musician, and entertainer. Also called a "minstrel" in some circles. Known through Latin as a "troubadour". Urban Dictionary

When you're so bored, and you're bored of saying bored, that you're bard. Urban Dictionary

An ultraliberal, hippie dippie college in Annandale New York. Immoralized by Walter Becker of Steely Dan Fame who cursed the college in his song "My old school" Urban Dictionary

A poet and jack of all trades, even a thief if a need arises, a bard is welcome everywhere because of his beautiful songs Urban Dictionary

A girlish man who likes to play the harp Urban Dictionary

To show a person that he/she has just been majorly insulted Urban Dictionary

VERB ~ Past tense of the infinitive "to borrow." Urban Dictionary

Bard /bärd/ noun a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition. Urban Dictionary

A nickname for a buddy, bro, or bruh. Used to show friendship and buddy status. Although it may sound like a bad word, calling someone bard is something desired. Urban Dictionary

Bad Ass Rocker Dude Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to bard:
bard.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word bard:
bardic, ossian, eisteddfod, curatorial, druid, minstrel, mfa, cornish, che, utopia, bowman, conservatory, shakespeare, sar, mutant, college, guru, poet, wizard, lovers, rural, batman, burns, poem, welsh, leon, poets, celtic, yale, graduate, hudson, poems, poetry, ref, arts, dragon, iran, fellowship, gap.

Words that rhyme with bard:
card, guard, regard, hard, yard, blowhard, canard, disregard, discard, vanguard, backyard, safeguard, garde, shard, chard, bombard, retard, avant garde, avant-garde, barred, boulevard, lard, marred, diehard, scarred, wildcard, courtyard, nard, lifeguard, gard, ard, graveyard, charred, postcard, leotard, scorecard, bernard, bodyguard, starred, barnyard, off guard, junkyard, jarred, gnarred, shipyard, beauregard, picard, schoolyard, dillard, scard, die hard, gerard, tared, broussard, menard, barnard, boatyard, lumberyard, parred, tarred, flashcard, stockyard, renard, green card, farmyard, godard, calling card, blvd, disbarred, billard, sparred, barde, churchyard, credit card, vcard, trump card, dockyard, brickyard, en garde, front yard, scotland yard, on guard, knarred, punched card, prison guard, belgard, praetorian guard, saint bernard, carde, fugard, bankcard, bongard, mastercard, chouinard, lazard, flash card, gaspard, pickard, bouchard, st bernard.

Adjectives that are often used to describe bard:
old, great, immortal, blind, ancient, welsh, national, young, irish, chief, english, scottish, famous, sweet, sacred, royal, noble, inspired, poor, celtic, gaelic, true, epic, modern, divine, illustrious, thracian, mantuan, celebrated, aged, grecian, native, youthful, rustic, venerable, british, roman, favourite, greek, dear, very, homeric, professional, simple, cannon, century, gifted, greatest, mighty, legendary, gentle, future, elder, northern, theban, popular, contemporary, unknown, kingly, prophetic, oral, scotch, beloved, humble, anonymous, official, unhappy, primitive, merry, favorite, newborn, sweetest, genuine, unfortunate, born, itinerant, pensive, warrior, tragic, wise.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective bard:
work, rules, priest, historian, returns, sung, war.

Consonant match to bard:
board, beard, bored, barred, bared, baird, birred, barde, borde, bourd, boord, beaird.

Words that sound like bard:
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