Definition of "barding" [barding]

• Present participle of bard. (verb)

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• "A peculiar kind of verses is also current among them, by the recital of which, termed "barding," [27] they stimulate their courage; while the sound itself serves as an augury of the event of the impending combat."
• "Kellen realized with relief that this time, when he rode out with Shalkan, he'd be doing it with a proper saddle; the Master Armorer took Shalkan's measurements, and in a few moments, several sets of saddles and barding had been brought for Shalkan to choose from."
• "I doubt his barding will be sufficient to withstand the cold steel of those whose voracious demands he is failing to satisfy."