noun specifically, peruvian bark.
2. bard ·noun hence: a poet; as, the bard of avon.
3. bard ·noun ·alt. of barde.
4. bard ·vt to cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
5. bard ·noun the exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
6. bard ·noun 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.