As nouns the difference between byard and bayard
is that byard is (historical) a piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines while bayard is a bay horse.
As an adjective bayard is
coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines.
byard
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(historical) A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines.
(
Webster 1913)
bayard
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A bay horse
(humorous) Any horse
(archaic) A stupid, clownish fellow.
Adjective
(
en adjective)
coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines
Synonyms
* foxy