VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / bayard

Thesaurus: bayard

Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Definitions

  1. a. Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse.
  2. a. A stupid, clownish fellow.
  3. 1. Etym: [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. Etym: [Cf. F. bayeur, fr. bayer to gape.] A stupid, clownish fellow. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  4. Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in thephrase blind bayard, an old blind horse.Blind bayard moves the mill. Philips.
  5. n. French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)