Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bard \Bard\, Barde \Barde\, n. [F. barde, of doubtful origin.]
   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.

Bard \Bard\, v. t. (Cookery)
   To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

Bard \Bard\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. bardd, Arm. barz, Ir.
   & Gael. bard, and F. barde.]
   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.

Bard \Bard\, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b["o]rkr, LG. &
   HG. borke.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

bard
     v : put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive
         occasion" [syn: {caparison}, {dress up}]

bard
     n 1: a lyric poet
     2: an ornamental caparison for a horse