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Webster 1913 Edition
Bard
Bard
(bärd)
, Noun.
[Of Celtic origin; cf. W.
bardd
, Arm. barz
, Ir. & Gael. bard
, and F. barde
.] 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 AvonBard
,Verb.
T.
(Cookery)
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
Bard
,Noun.
[Akin to Dan. & Sw.
bark
, Icel. börkr
, LG. & HG. borke
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bard
B'ARD
,Noun.
1.
A poet and a singer among the ancient Celts; one whose occupation was to compose and sing verses, in honor of the heroic36
achievements of princes and brave men. The bards used an instrument of music like a lyre or guitar, and not only praised the brave, but reproached the cowardly.
2.
In modern usage, a poet.B'ARD
,Noun.