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As nouns the difference between bard and rouge

is that bard is poet, bard while rouge is .

bard

English

Etymology 1

(15th c.) from (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia bard) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * 1924 : ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics . Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: . Book 1, Part 2.
  • But the divine power cannot be jealous (nay, according to the proverb, 'bards tell a lie'),
  • (by extension) A poet.
  • the bard of Avon
    Derived terms
    * bardic

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) barde. English since the late 15th century.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
  • Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
  • (cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
  • The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
  • Specifically, Peruvian bark.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover a horse in defensive armor.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 29:
  • The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded , consisted of the following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal, Poitral or Breast Plate, and the Croupiere or Buttock Piece.
  • (cooking) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
  • Anagrams

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    rouge

    English

    (wikipedia rouge)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a reddish pink colour.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.
  • * '>citation
  • Any reddish pink colour.
  • (Canadian football) A single point awarded when a team kicks the ball out of its opponent's end zone, or when a kicked ball becomes dead within the non-kicking team's end zone. Etymology uncertain; it is thought that in the early years of the sport, a red flag indicated that a single had been scored.
  • In the Eton College field game, a five-point score awarded for kicking the ball so that it deflects off one of the opposing players and goes beyond the opposition's end of the pitch, and then touching the ball.
  • (chemistry, archaic) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide, used in polishing and as a cosmetic; crocus; jeweller's rouge.
  • Synonyms

    * (makeup) blush

    Verb

    (roug)
  • To apply rouge (makeup).
  • She rouged her face before setting out for the party.

    Derived terms

    * jeweller's rouge

    See also

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    Anagrams

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