barded

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)dɪd/

Adjective

barded (not comparable)

1. (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor
   • circa 1591-1594, William Shakespeare, Richard III, Act I, Scene I, Lines 9-13

     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.

2. Wearing rich caparisons.

   • Fifteen hundred men […] barded and richly trapped.

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