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 bard /ˈbɑrd/
 吟遊詩人

 Bard, Barde  n.
 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.
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 Bard, v. t. Cookery To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
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 Bard n.
 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.
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 Bard n.
 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.
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 bard
      n 1: a lyric poet
      2: an ornamental caparison for a horse
      v : put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive
          occasion" [syn: caparison, dress up]