barded

English

Etymology

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

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.
   • (Can we date this quote by Stow and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Fifteen hundred men […] barded and richly trapped.

Anagrams

• Bedard, badder, bredda