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

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