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Bayard, Thomas Francis(encyclopedia)
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bayard (iou)



bayard adjective & noun. arch. ME.
[Old French baiart, -ard, from bai BAY adjective: see -ARD. Sense B.2 alludes to the name of the magic steed given (in medieval romance) by Charlemagne to Renaud de Montauban, which was celebrated as a type of blind recklessness.]
A. adjective. Bay-coloured. ME.
b. noun.
A bay horse. LME.
A person blind to his or her own ignorance, a self-confident fool. E16-L17.