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to bard

to bard

1 9.9
To cover a horse with decorative cloth or armor for ceremonies
  • verb
  • /bɑrd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : engalanar
  • Before the battle, the soldiers barded their horses to protect them from arrows.

Examples

  • You bard gainesworth, rockstar consider this a friendly kidnapping everyone else

    Bad Girls (2021)

  • I did a quick poke around the internet, and Epicurious actually recommends barding or basting them as they cook.

    Blog text (5)

  • The earl's war-horse was a heavy steed, capable of charging with the knight in plate armor and the horse fully barded in chain.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The knight's horse was beautifully barded in shining armor for the parade.

  • To prepare for the festival, the horses were barded with colorful fabrics and decorative weapons.

Synonyms

to dress up
vsto bard
3 4.2

Put decorations on animals for special events

applies to formal or military outfitting of horses rather than casual decoration
to barde
vsto bard
  • Archaic
9.9

To cover a horse with decorative cloth or armor for a special event

includes military use and armor rather than purely festive display
to caparison
vsto bard
  • Archaic
9.9

To dress a horse in decorated cloth for parades or ceremonies

focuses more on ceremonial or military armor, not only decoration

Compounds

Bard of Avon
  • Literature
8.3

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

Surface Forms

bard infinitive
barded past
barded past participle
barding present participle
bards third person singular

Etymology

Bard (verb) often seen as barding, comes from the same old French word barde meaning 'horse armour' or 'decorative cloth', and it simply means 'to cover' a horse with that cloth or armour. That's why to bard a horse is to dress it in decorative cloth or armour for display or battle.