Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bayard"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bayard \Bay"ard\, n.
1. [OF. bayard, baiart, bay horse; bai bay + -ard. See {Bay},
a., and {-ard}.] Properly, a bay horse, but often any
horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind
horse.
Blind bayard moves the mill. --Philips.
2. [Cf. F. bayeur, fr. bayer to gape.] A stupid, clownish
fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Bayard
n : French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous
(1473-1524) [syn: {Bayard}, {Seigneur de Bayard}, {Chevalier
de Bayard}, {Pierre Terrail}, {Pierre de Terrail}]
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