The word bard is defined as a lyric poet and singer. William Shakespeare, the famous English playwright, is known as the Bard of Avon .This is with reference to Shakespeare's birth in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwickshire in England.
A bard is also an ornamental caparison which is put on a horse to deck up the animal for a festive occasion. To bard a horse is to put a caparison on or simply to caparison the horse. To bard meat is to tie layers of fat around slabs of lean meat or fowl. This is done to keep the meat or fowl from drying out when they are being roasted. The fat bastes the meat while it is being cooked. This keeps it moist and also adds flavour to the meat or fowl. The fat is removed just before the meat is fully cooked, allowing the colour of the meat to turn brown. Barding is done only in case of meats that do not contain any natural fat.
A bard is also an ornamental caparison which is put on a horse to deck up the animal for a festive occasion. To bard a horse is to put a caparison on or simply to caparison the horse. To bard meat is to tie layers of fat around slabs of lean meat or fowl. This is done to keep the meat or fowl from drying out when they are being roasted. The fat bastes the meat while it is being cooked. This keeps it moist and also adds flavour to the meat or fowl. The fat is removed just before the meat is fully cooked, allowing the colour of the meat to turn brown. Barding is done only in case of meats that do not contain any natural fat.
