[bard] n [ME, fr. ScGael & Ir] (15c) 1 a: a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds b: a composer, singer, or declaimer of epic or heroic verse
2: poet -- bard.ic adj
[2]bard or barde n [MF barde, fr. OSp barda, fr. Ar barda'ah] (15c): a piece of armor or ornament for a horse's neck, breast, or flank [3]bard vt (ca. 1521) 1: to furnish with bards
2: to dress meat for cooking by covering with strips of fat