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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.

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  1. n. 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. n. Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
  3. n. Alt. of Barde
  4. v. t. To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
  5. n. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
  6. n. Specifically, Peruvian bark.
  7. n. a lyric poet
  8. n. an ornamental caparison for a horse
  9. v. put a caparison on
  10. Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
  11. n:100 n. a lyric poet n. an ornamental caparison for a horse