资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.