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Noun: bard  baa(r)d
  1. A lyric poet
    "The bard recited epic tales of heroes and gods to the captivated audience"
     
  2. An ornamental caparison for a horse
    "The knight's horse was adorned with an elaborate bard for the tournament"
Verb: bard  baa(r)d
  1. Put a caparison on
    "They barded the horses for the medieval reenactment";
    - caparison, barde [archaic], dress up

Sounds like: barred, baaed

Derived forms: barded, bards, barding

Type of: adorn, beautify, caparison, decorate, embellish, fancify, grace, housing, ornament, poet, trapping

Encyclopedia: Bard, Loire