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.
Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
Bard
n.
A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.]
Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game. (Cookery)
Bard
v. t.
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon. (Cookery)
Bard
n.
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning.
Bark stove
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.