[bald] adj [ME balled; prob. akin to Dan baeldet bald, L fulica coot, Gk phalios having a white spot] (14c) 1 a: lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap) b: having little or no tread "~ tires"
2: unadorned
3: undisguised, palpable
4: marked with white syn see bare -- bald.ish adj -- bald.ly adv -- bald.ness n
[2]bald vt (1602): to make bald ~ vi: to become bald