Meaning of BAYARD
| Pronunciation: | | 'beyurd
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| | Definition: | | [n] French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) |
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| | Synonyms: | | Chevalier de Bayard, Pierre de Terrail, Pierre Terrail, Seigneur de Bayard |
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| | Definition: | | \Bay"ard\, n.
1. [OF. bayard, baiart, bay horse; bai bay + -ard. See {Bay},
a., and {-ard}.] Properly, a bay horse, but often any
horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind
horse.
Blind bayard moves the mill. --Philips.
2. [Cf. F. bayeur, fr. bayer to gape.] A stupid, clownish
fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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| | Related Terms: | | adust, auburn, bay, bay-colored, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, brownish-red, buckskin, calico pony, castaneous, chestnut, chestnut-brown, copper, copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, dapple-gray, dun, ferruginous, foxy, gray, grizzle, henna, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown, mahogany, paint, painted pony, piebald, pinto, reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust, rust-colored, rusty, skewbald, sorrel, sunburned, terra-cotta, Titian |
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