BAYARD

Bayard, Seigneur de Bayard, Chevalier de Bayard, Pierre Terrail, Pierre de Terrail

(noun) French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Bayard

An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.

A surname.

A male given name

A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A city in Iowa.

An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kansas.

A city in Nebraska.

A city in New Mexico.

An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.

A town in West Virginia.

Etymology

Noun

bayard (plural bayards)

A bay horse

(humorous) Any horse

(archaic) A stupid, clownish fellow.

Adjective

bayard (comparative more bayard, superlative most bayard)

coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines

Synonyms

• foxy

Source: Wiktionary


Bay"ard, n.

1. Etym: [OF. bayard, baiart, bay horse; bai bay + -ard. See Bay, a., and -ard.]

Definition: 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. Etym: [Cf. F. bayeur, fr. bayer to gape.]

Definition: A stupid, clownish fellow. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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