Bard

n. singer, poet; wandering singer storyteller; piece of armor to protect or decorate horses

For other meanings of the word, see Bard (disambiguation). A bard was one of a caste of poets and scholars of medieval and early modern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall.
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Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is an autonomous institution that strives for research and training of local people as well as practitioners on rural development. The Academy is known for implementing Comilla Model in 1960s that has been internationally recognised as a model project for rural development in the developing countries.
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Noun
1. a lyric poet
(hypernym) poet
2. an ornamental caparison for a horse
(hypernym) caparison, trapping, trappings, housing, housings
(derivation) caparison, dress up
Verb
1. put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
(synonym) caparison, dress up
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

n. bard, singer, poet; wandering singer storyteller

(v. t.)
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
  

(n.)
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
  

(n.)
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
  

(n.)
Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
  

(n.)
Alt. of Barde
  

(n.)
A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.