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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bard  \Bard\,  Barde  \Barde\,  n.  [F.  barde,  of  doubtful  origin.] 
  1.  A  piece  of  defensive  (or,  sometimes  ornamental)  armor  for 
  a  horse's  neck,  breast,  and  flanks;  a  barb.  [Often  in  the 
  pl.] 
 
  2.  pl  Defensive  armor  formerly  worn  by  a  man  at  arms. 
 
  3.  (Cookery)  A  thin  slice  of  fat  bacon  used  to  cover  any  meat 
  or  game. 

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