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Origin and Etymology of bard
Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish
First Known Use: 15th century
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barde
Definition of bard
: a piece of armor or ornament for a horse's neck, breast, or flank
Origin and Etymology of bard
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)
First Known Use: 15th century
bard
Definition of bard
transitive verb
1 : to furnish (a horse's neck, breast, or flank) with a piece of armor or ornament : to furnish with bards (see 2bard)
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
Origin and Etymology of bard
verbal derivative of 2bard
First Known Use: 1501
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