2. (Her.) Wearing rich caparisons.
[1913 Webster]
Fifteen hundred men . . . barded and richly trapped. --Stow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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barded — a. Caparisoned, armed, barbed … New dictionary of synonyms
barded — bardˈed adjective Caparisoned • • • Main Entry: ↑bard … Useful english dictionary
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