Bāy'ard, n.

n. 1. [O. Fr. bayard, bay horse, from bay and the termination ard, q. v.; Pr. baiart, L. Lat. baiardus. See BAY, a.] Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Blind bayard moves the mill. Philips. 2. [O. Fr. bayard, a gaper, N. Fr. bayeur, from bayer, to gape, Pr. badar, It. badare.] An unmannerly, presumptuous fellow. [Obs.] B. Jonson.