bayard

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UK/ˈbeɪ.əd/US/ˈbeɪ.ɚd/

noun

A bay horse

Similar
foxy
OriginFrench bayard ← Middle French bayard ← Old French béart →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

bayard1

nounbayard (plural bayards)

plural bayards

  1. A bay horse
  2. humorousAny horse
  3. archaicA stupid, clownish fellow.
adjective
  1. coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines

    Synonyms: foxy

Bayard2

proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
  2. A surname from Old French.
  3. A male given name.
  4. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A city in Iowa.
  6. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kansas.
  7. A city in Nebraska.
  8. A city in New Mexico.
  9. An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
  10. A town in West Virginia.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecoloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines

Similar
foxy
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Origin

  1. Old Frenchbéart
  2. Middle Frenchbayard
  3. Frenchbayard
  4. Englishbayard

From French bayard, from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. By surface analysis, bay + -ard.

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Translations

Dutch vos, vospaard
  • vosbay horse
  • vospaardbay horse
  • voskleurigreddish brown
French bai
  • baireddish brown
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APA

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MLA

“bayard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bayard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayard.

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