Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Horse-armor in general: usually in the plural. See
bard , 1.
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- verb Present participle of
bard .
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Examples
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A peculiar kind of verses is also current among them, by the recital of which, termed "barding," [27] they stimulate their courage; while the sound itself serves as an augury of the event of the impending combat.
The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Kellen realized with relief that this time, when he rode out with Shalkan, he'd be doing it with a proper saddle; the Master Armorer took Shalkan's measurements, and in a few moments, several sets of saddles and barding had been brought for Shalkan to choose from.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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She rode a white mare in white leather barding, and she wore a long split surcoat stitched from the narrow skins of ermine with the heads left on, showing their pointed teeth and false eyes of onyx; the black-tipped tails hung like so many tassels.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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She rode a white mare in white leather barding, and she wore a long split surcoat stitched from the narrow skins of ermine with the heads left on, showing their pointed teeth and false eyes of onyx; the black-tipped tails hung like so many tassels.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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She rode a white mare in white leather barding, and she wore a long split surcoat stitched from the narrow skins of ermine with the heads left on, showing their pointed teeth and false eyes of onyx; the black-tipped tails hung like so many tassels.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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I doubt his barding will be sufficient to withstand the cold steel of those whose voracious demands he is failing to satisfy.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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It was a nominee for last year's Cybils in the Fantasy and Sci-Fi category, and filled with bad barding, crazy names, inept witches and cranky orcs, it captured our imaginations as a great first novel and--hopefully--a harbinger of more fun and funny fantasy from Mr. Anderson.
The WritingYA Weblog: The WBBT, Day Four: John David Anderson a. fortis 2008
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It was a nominee for last year's Cybils in the Fantasy and Sci-Fi category, and filled with bad barding, crazy names, inept witches and cranky orcs, it captured our imaginations as a great first novel and--hopefully--a harbinger of more fun and funny fantasy from Mr. Anderson.
Archive 2008-11-01 a. fortis 2008
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The people are poor, and Mason wants a different life than barding for people who haven't got an heroic bone in their bodies.
The WritingYA Weblog: Quayles Guide to Adventure: Standard Hero Behavior tanita davis 2007
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The people are poor, and Mason wants a different life than barding for people who haven't got an heroic bone in their bodies.
Archive 2007-11-01 tanita davis 2007
chained_bear commented on the word barding
Barding is armor for horses. Also called simply bard.
November 8, 2007
knitandpurl commented on the word barding
"The white rat stepped cautiously into the room, nostrils flaring. Satisfied of its immediate safety, the rat darted up Teo's desk and sat atop her paperwork. It wore black velvet barding blazoned with a silver spiderweb; a leather scroll case the size of a cigarette hung around its neck."
Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone, p 65
April 20, 2014