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Definitions for Bard

[1] (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
[2] one of an ancient Celtic order of composers and reciters of poetry.
[3] any poet.
[4] the bard, William Shakespeare.
[5] Armor . any of various pieces of defensive armor for a horse.
[6] Cookery . a thin slice of fat or bacon secured to a roast of meat or poultry to prevent its drying out while cooking.
[7] Armor . to caparison with bards.
[8] Cookery . to secure thin slices of fat or bacon to (a roast of meat or poultry) before cooking.
[9] (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
[10] archaic , or literary any poet, esp one who writes lyric or heroic verse or is of national importance
[11] a piece of larding bacon or pork fat placed on game or lean meat during roasting to prevent drying out
[12] an ornamental caparison for a horse
[13] to place a bard on
[14] the Bard an epithet of William Shakespeare

Words related to Bard

poet, versifier, minstrel, balladeer, rhapsodist

Words nearby Bard

barclay, barclay de tolly, barcode, barcoo river, barcoo salute, bard, bard of avon, bardacious, barde, bardee, bardeen

Origin of Bard

21470–80; < Middle French barde < Southern Italian barda armor for a horse < Arabic bardaʿah packsaddle < Persian pardah covering

Other words from Bard

bard·ic , adjective
bard·ish , bard·like , adjective
bard·ship , noun

Word origin for Bard

C15: from Old French barde , from Old Italian barda , from Arabic barda`ah packsaddle

Synonyms for Bard

balladeer, minstrel, poet, versifier, rhapsodist, strolling minstrel