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Webster 1913 Edition


Bard

Bard

(bärd)
,
Noun.
[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
.

Bard

,
Verb.
T.
(Cookery)
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

Bard

,
Noun.
[Akin to Dan. & Sw.
bark
, Icel.
börkr
, 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bard

B'ARD

,
Noun.
1.
A poet and a singer among the ancient Celts; one whose occupation was to compose and sing verses, in honor of the heroic
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achievements of princes and brave men. The bards used an instrument of music like a lyre or guitar, and not only praised the brave, but reproached the cowardly.
2.
In modern usage, a poet.

B'ARD

,
Noun.
The trappings of a horse.