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bard

a poet; the bard: William Shakespeare

Not to be confused with:

barred – provided with bars, as a prison; banned: They barred the windows against intruders.

bard¹

(bärd)

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

2. A poet, especially a lyric poet.

[Middle English, from Irish and Scottish Gaelic bard and from Welsh bardd; see g^werə- in Indo-European roots.]

bard′ic adj.

bard²

also barde (bärd)

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

tr.v. bard·ed, bard·ing, bards

1. To equip (a horse) with bards.

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

[Middle English barde, from Old French, from Old Italian barda, from Arabic barda'a, packsaddle, from Persian pardah; see purdah.]

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bard

(bɑːd)

1. (Poetry)

a. (formerly) one of an ancient Celtic order of poets who recited verses about the exploits, often legendary, of their tribes

b. (in modern times) a poet who wins a verse competition at a Welsh eisteddfod

2. (Poetry) archaic or literary any poet, esp one who writes lyric or heroic verse or is of national importance

[C14: from Scottish Gaelic; related to Welsh bardd]

ˈbardic adj

ˈbardism n

bard

(bɑːd) or

barde

1. (Cookery) a piece of larding bacon or pork fat placed on game or lean meat during roasting to prevent drying out

2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an ornamental caparison for a horse

vb (tr)

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to place a bard on

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

Bard

(bɑːd)

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the Bard an epithet of William Shakespeare

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bard¹

(bɑrd)

n.

1. (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic 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.

[1400–50; Middle English < Celtic]

bard′ic, adj.

bard²

or barde

(bɑrd)
n.

1. any of various pieces of defensive armor for a horse.

2. a thin slice of fat or bacon secured to a roast to prevent its drying out while cooking.

v.t.

3. to caparison (a horse) with bards.

4. to cover with bards before cooking.

[1470–80; < Middle French barde < southern Italian dial. barda armor for a horse < Arabic barda‘ah packsaddle < Persian pardah covering]

bard

Past participle: barded
Gerund: barding

Imperative
bard
bard

Present
I bard
you bard
he/she/it bards
we bard
you bard
they bard

Preterite
I barded
you barded
he/she/it barded
we barded
you barded
they barded

Present Continuous
I am barding
you are barding
he/she/it is barding
we are barding
you are barding
they are barding

Present Perfect
I have barded
you have barded
he/she/it has barded
we have barded
you have barded
they have barded

Past Continuous
I was barding
you were barding
he/she/it was barding
we were barding
you were barding
they were barding

Past Perfect
I had barded
you had barded
he/she/it had barded
we had barded
you had barded
they had barded

Future
I will bard
you will bard
he/she/it will bard
we will bard
you will bard
they will bard

Future Perfect
I will have barded
you will have barded
he/she/it will have barded
we will have barded
you will have barded
they will have barded

Future Continuous
I will be barding
you will be barding
he/she/it will be barding
we will be barding
you will be barding
they will be barding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been barding
you have been barding
he/she/it has been barding
we have been barding
you have been barding
they have been barding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been barding
you will have been barding
he/she/it will have been barding
we will have been barding
you will have been barding
they will have been barding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been barding
you had been barding
he/she/it had been barding
we had been barding
you had been barding
they had been barding

Conditional
I would bard
you would bard
he/she/it would bard
we would bard
you would bard
they would bard

Past Conditional
I would have barded
you would have barded
he/she/it would have barded
we would have barded
you would have barded
they would have barded

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bard

To tie slices of fatty bacon over the breast of poultry or game.

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Noun	1.	bard - a lyric poet poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
	2.	bard - an ornamental caparison for a horse caparison, trapping, housing - stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
Verb	1.	bard - put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" barde, caparison, dress up adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

bard

noun (Archaic or literary) poet, singer, rhymer, minstrel, lyricist, troubadour, versifier the epic and myth which formed the bard's repertoire

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bard

noun

One who writes poetry:

muse, poet, poetaster, poetess, rhymer, rhymester, versifier.

Translations

barde

poeta bardo

bard

[bɑːd] N (liter) → bardo m, vate m
the Bard (= Shakespeare) → el Vate
the Bard of Avon → el Cisne del Avon

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Bard

[ˈbɑː^rd] n
the Bard (= Shakespeare) → Shakespeare
the Bard of Avon (= Shakespeare) → le chantre d'Avon

bard

[ˈbɑː^rd ˈbɑː^rd] n (literary) (= poet) → poète m

bard

(= minstrel) (esp Celtic) → Barde m; (in Ancient Greece) → (Helden)sänger m

(old Liter, hum: = poet) → Barde m, → Bardin f; the Bard of Avon → Shakespeare

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bard

[bɑːd] n → bardo

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There are a few passages in the ensuing chapters which may be thought to bear rather bard upon a reverend order of men, the account of whose proceedings in different quarters of the globe-- transmitted to us through their own hands--very generally, and often very deservedly, receives high commendation.

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The reading should include most of Gray's poems and 'The Deserted Village.' Questions for consideration are suggested in the text, but students should be able to state definitely just what are the things that make Gray's 'Elegy' a great poem and should form definite opinions as to the rank of 'The Bard' and 'The Progress of Poesy' among lyrics.

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In justice to young Halpin it should be said that while in him were pretty faithfully reproduced most of the mental and moral characteristics ascribed by history and family tradition to the famous Colonial bard, his succession to the gift and faculty divine was purely inferential.

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A Saxon bard had called it a feast of the swords a gathering of the eagles to the prey the clashing of bills upon shield and helmet, the shouting of battle more joyful than the clamour of a bridal.

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"Mother," answered Telemachus, "let the bard sing what he has a mind to; bards do not make the ills they sing of; it is Jove, not they, who makes them, and who sends weal or woe upon mankind according to his own good pleasure.

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Never minstrel, or by whatever more suitable name David should be known, drew upon his talents in the presence of more insensible auditors; though considering the singleness and sincerity of his motive, it is probably that no bard of profane song ever uttered notes that ascended so near to that throne where all homage and praise is due.

He was, in truth, a minstrel of the western continent--of a much later day, certainly, than those gifted bards, who formerly sang the profane renown of baron and prince, but after the spirit of his own age and country; and he was now prepared to exercise the cunning of his craft, in celebration of, or rather in thanksgiving for, the recent victory.

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I read "English Bards and Scotch Reviewers," and I liked its vulgar music and its heavy-handed sarcasm.

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Indeed, we might say poetry only, for in those far-off times history was always poetry, it being only through the songs of the bards and minstrels that history was known.

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The old Bards and Minnesingers had advantages which we do not possess -- and Thomas Moore, singing his own songs, was, in the most legitimate manner, perfecting them as poems.

Not from the grand old masters, Not from the bards sublime, Whose distant footsteps echo Through the corridors of Time.

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This is the reason why bards love wine, mead, narcotics, coffee, tea, opium, the fumes of sandal -wood and tobacco, or whatever other procurers of animal exhilaration.

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