n. - 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.
n. - Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
n. - Alt. of Barde
v. t. - To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
n. - The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
n. - Specifically, Peruvian bark.