BARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bard mean? 

• BARD (noun)
  The noun BARD has 2 senses:

1. a lyric poet

2. an ornamental caparison for a horse

  Familiarity information: BARD used as a noun is rare.

• BARD (verb)
  The verb BARD has 1 sense:

1. put a caparison on

  Familiarity information: BARD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lyric poet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bard" is a kind of...):

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ornamental caparison for a horse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bard" is a kind of...):

caparison; housing; trapping (stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse)

Derivation:

bard (put a caparison on)

• BARD (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they bard    ... he / she / it bards   
Past simple: barded   
Past participle: barded   
-ing form: barding   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put a caparison on

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

bard; barde; caparison; dress up

Context example:

caparison the horses for the festive occasion

Hypernyms (to "bard" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

bard (an ornamental caparison for a horse)