bard

n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. börkr, LG. & HG. borke. ] 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, Peruvian bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. barde, of doubtful origin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [ Often in the pl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. [ See Bard horse armor. ] 1. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Wearing rich caparisons. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fifteen hundred men . . . barded and richly trapped. Stow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry. “The bardic lays of ancient Greece.” G. P. Marsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. ] An Italian marble of which the principal varieties occur in the neighborhood of Carrara and in Corsica. It commonly shows a dark gray or bluish ground traversed by veins. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. “Bardish impostures.” Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards. [ 1913 Webster ]