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bard

bard

1 9.9
A decorated cloth covering on a horse used in ceremonies
  • noun
  • /bɑrd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : caparamento
  • The parade featured horses draped in colorful bards, adding to the festive atmosphere.

Examples

  • She worked through the morning with her bards.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • He's a bard, hunter-scout.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • That old saying was likely heavy-freighted with bard's hyperbole -- surely no proud mage would have coined it! But Aidan thought he could attest to its having some truth.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The knight's horse was adorned with a stunning bard during the ceremonial procession.

  • At the festival, horses wore elegant bards that shimmered in the sunlight.

Synonyms

caparison
vsbard
  • Archaic
9.9

A decorated cloth placed over a horse for parades or ceremonies

has the same meaning but is the more general term for such coverings

Compounds

Bard of Avon
  • Literature
8.3

A famous English writer from Stratford-upon-Avon who wrote plays and poems

How Ornate

caparison
  • Archaic
9.9
bard
  • Archaic
1 9.9
blanket
373 1.0

Surface Forms

bard singular
bards plural

Etymology

Bard (noun) for a horse covering comes from an old French word barde that meant 'horse armour' or 'decorative cloth', used in battle and parades. So a bard is the rich cloth or armour put on a horse to dress it for ceremony or war.