Barded

//ˈbɑː(ɹ)dɪd// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Accoutered with defensive armor not-comparable

    "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. 2
    Wearing rich caparisons. not-comparable

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

Etymology

From bard + -ed. See bard (“horse armour”).

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