Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈbɑːdɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈbɑɹdəd/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Adjective
Of a horse, accoutered with defensive armor.
Usage- not-comparable
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More examples (1)
Grim-visag'd war hath smooth'd his wrinkled front; And now, instead of mounting barded steeds To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.
Wearing rich caparisons.
Usage- not-comparable
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Fifteen hundred men […] barded and richly trapped.