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bayard

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
generic or mock-heroic name for a horse, mid-14c., from Old French Baiard , name of the bay-colored magic steed given by Charlemagne to Renaud in the legends, from Old French baiart "bay-colored" (see bay (adj.)). Also by early 14c. proverbial as a blind ...

Gazetteer Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 1247 Housing Units (2000): 572 Land area (2000): 0.697416 sq. miles (1.806299 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.697416 sq. miles (1.806299 sq. km) FIPS code: 03285 Located within: Nebraska ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Bayard (; ; ) is a magic bay horse in the legends derived from the chansons de geste , renowned for his spirit, and possessed the supernatural ability to adjust his size to his riders.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines n. 1 A bay horse 2 (context humorous English) Any horse 3 (context archaic English) A stupid, clownish fellow.

Usage examples of bayard.

Malagigi, hearing him bewail his loss, bade him be of good cheer, promising to restore Bayard ere long, although he would be obliged to go to Mount Vulcanus, the mouth of hell, to get him.

At last, seeing that all their horses except the incomparable Bayard had been slain, Renaud bade his brothers mount behind him, and they dashed away.

Bayard asked icily, still staring above me at whatever pattern he saw in the stars.

Even the one black integrationist who continued writing regularly for Commentary, Bayard Rustin, was a radical.

The letters followed in a terrific sequence--a series of laudations which the Chevalier Bayard need not have scorned to evoke.

After Redmond shoots Colonel Sartoris, who purposely went unarmed in repudiation of violence, when Drusilla, Ringo, and the people of the town expect Bayard to perpetuate the code of revenge, he grows up completely: facing Redmond he breaks the chain of violence.

I visited all the marvels of the place, and laughed with all my heart to see the horse Bayard, of whom Ariosto has sung, ridden by the four sons of Aimon, or Amone, father of Bradamante the Invincible, and Ricciardetto the Fortunate.

Bayard went down on that day of storm and the dark waters of defeat and bankruptcy closed above him, there had been stretched one hand to save.

There was a great deal wrong with the Rustic Slicker, and he, Bayard Lodge, knew the Rustic Slicker as he knew no other manknew the blood and guts and brains of him, knew his thoughts and dreams and his hidden yearnings, his clodhopperish conceit, his smart-aleck snicker, the burning inferiority complex that drove him to social exhibitionism.

On a dark, chilly morning, several days hence, we made final preparations to set off on whatever harebrained quest Bayard had planned.

Cersei had written in the names herself: Ser Tallad the Tall, Jalabhar Xho, Hamish the Harper, Hugh Clifton, Mark Mullendore, Bayard Norcross, Lambert Turnberry, Horas Redwyne, Hobber Redwyne, and a certain churl named Wat, who called himself the Blue Bard.

Bayard and Colonel and Marse John and Granny until it did sound like a company at least, and then hollering at his horse again, and it running back and forth.

After Redmond shoots Colonel Sartoris, who purposely went unarmed in repudiation of violence, when Drusilla, Ringo, and the people of the town expect Bayard to perpetuate the code of revenge, he grows up completely: facing Redmond he breaks the chain of violence.

I visited all the marvels of the place, and laughed with all my heart to see the horse Bayard, of whom Ariosto has sung, ridden by the four sons of Aimon, or Amone, father of Bradamante the Invincible, and Ricciardetto the Fortunate.

O'Neilan, who was as brave as Bayard, was killed a few years afterwards at the battle of Prague.