BARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An ornamental caparison for a horse

Classified under:

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)

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))

Present simple: I / you / we / they bard ... he / she / it bards

Past simple: barded

Past participle: barded

-ing form: barding

Meaning:

Put a caparison on

Example:

caparison the horses for the festive occasion

Synonyms:

bard; barde; caparison; dress up

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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)