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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	1.	A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the pl.]
	2.	Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
	3.	(Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
v. t.	1.	(Cookery) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
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.

Noun	1.	bard - a lyric poet
	2.	bard - an ornamental caparison for a horse
Verb	1.	bard - put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" Synonyms: caparison, dress up

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