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Barding

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Horse-armor in general: usually in the plural. See bard, 1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of bard.
  • Word Usage
    "A peculiar kind of verses is also current among them, by the recital of which, termed "barding," [27] they stimulate their courage; while the sound itself serves as an augury of the event of the impending combat."
    verb-stem
    bard  barde