- (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- one of an ancient Celtic order of composers and reciters of poetry.
- any poet.
- William Shakespeare.
- any of various pieces of defensive armor for a horse.
- a thin slice of fat or bacon secured to a roast of meat or poultry to prevent its drying out while cooking.
- to caparison with bards.
- to secure thin slices of fat or bacon to (a roast of meat or poultry) before cooking.
- (formerly) one of an ancient Celtic order of poets who recited verses about the exploits, often legendary, of their tribes
- (in modern times) a poet who wins a verse competition at a Welsh eisteddfod
- any poet, esp one who writes lyric or heroic verse or is of national importance
- a piece of larding bacon or pork fat placed on game or lean meat during roasting to prevent drying out
- an ornamental caparison for a horse
- to place a bard on
- an epithet of William Shakespeare
