Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bard"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for
producing living young; -- called also {greenbone},
{guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American
species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish},
and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}.
Both are edible, but of little value.
(b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bard \Bard\, Barde \Barde\, n. [F. barde, of doubtful origin.]
1. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for
a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the
pl.]
2. pl. Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
3. (Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat
or game.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bard \Bard\, v. t. (Cookery)
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bard \Bard\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. bardd, Arm. barz, Ir.
& Gael. bard, and F. barde.]
1. 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.
2. Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bard \Bard\, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b["o]rkr, LG. &
HG. borke.]
1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree;
the rind.
2. Specifically, Peruvian bark.
{Bark bed}. See {Bark stove} (below).
{Bark pit}, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides
are steeped in tanning.
{Bark stove} (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical
plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed)
or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bard
n 1: a lyric poet
2: an ornamental caparison for a horse
v : put a caparison on; of horses [syn: {caparison}, {dress up}]
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