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Webster 1913 Edition
Barde
{
Bard
,Barde
}(bärd)
, Noun.
[F.
barde
, of doubtful origin.] 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.