Definitions for bard
bɑrdbard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. bardnoun

   a lyric poet

2. bardverb

   an ornamental caparison for a horse

3. caparison, bard, barde, dress upverb

   put a caparison on

   "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bardnoun

   A poet.

   Etymology: bardd, Welch.

   There is amongst the Irish a kind of people called bards, which are to them instead of poets; whose profession is to set forth the praises or dispraises of men in their poems or rhimes; the which are had in high regard and estimation among them. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   And many bards that to the trembling chord,
   Can tune their timely voices cunningly. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   The bard who first adorn’d our native tongue,
   Tun’d to his British lyre this ancient song,
   Which Homer might without a blush rehearse. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bard

   In Celtic cultures, a bard is a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities. With the decline of a living bardic tradition in the modern period, the term has loosened to mean a generic minstrel or author (especially a famous one). For example, William Shakespeare and Rabindranath Tagore are respectively known as "the Bard of Avon" (often simply "the Bard") and "the Bard of Bengal". In 16th-century Scotland, it turned into a derogatory term for an itinerant musician; nonetheless it was later romanticised by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).

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1. bard

   A bard is a professional poet and singer, commonly associated with the historical or folkloric societies of ancient Ireland, Scotland and Wales, who often composed and recited verses to commemorate important events or heroic deeds. In a broader term, a bard can also refer to any poet, especially one who writes lyrical or heroic poetry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Bardnoun

   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. Bardnoun

   hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon

3. Bardnoun

   alt. of Barde

4. Bardverb

   to cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon

5. Bardnoun

   the exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind

6. Bardnoun

   specifically, Peruvian bark

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bard

   In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities. Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland and Highland Scotland, the term "bard", with the decline of living bardic tradition in the modern period, acquired generic meanings of an epic author/singer/narrator, comparable with the terms in other cultures or any poets, especially famous ones. For example, William Shakespeare is known as the Bard or the Bard of Avon. The musical and poetic traditions are most strongly perpetuated in Wales and elsewhere by the Gorsedd of bards and through the National Eisteddfod of Wales.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bard

   bärd, n. a poet and singer among the ancient Celts: a poet—dims. Bard′ling, Bard′let, poetaster.—n. Bard′-craft (Browning).—adj. Bard′ic. [Gael. and Ir. bàrd.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bard

   Anciently a poet; now a Poet-Laureate.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. bard

   A fortress and village of Piedmont on the bank of the Dora Baltea, 23 miles south-southeast of Aosta. The fortress is situated on an impregnable rock, and arrested for some time Napoleon’s march in the valley of the Dora, at the outset of his campaign of 1800, almost compelling him to abandon it. The garrison consisted of 400 men, and was finally passed only by stratagem. It was subsequently razed by the French (1800), but has since been restored.

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1. BARD

   What does BARD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BARD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bard is ranked #5809 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bard surname appeared 5,953 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Bard.
   
   86.9% or 5,178 total occurrences were White.
   7.1% or 427 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 161 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 127 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Poet

Anagrams for bard »

1. drab

2. brad

How to pronounce bard?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bard in a Sentence

1. President Lee C. Bollinger:

   Of course, we can not, indeed should not, erase Samuel Bard's contributions to the medical school, but we must not recall this history without also recognizing the reason for our decision to rename Bard Hall.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bard
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bard
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bard
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bard
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bard
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bard
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=bard
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html