1. protective armor for a horse, especially in medieval times
Usage: historical
2. thin slices of fat or bacon used to cover meat or poultry during cooking
Usage: culinary

1. present participle of bard: to cover meat with thin slices of fat or bacon
Usage: culinary

Examples

• The knight’s horse wore elaborate barding decorated with his family crest.
• Medieval barding protected war horses from arrows and sword strikes.
• The chef wrapped the lean venison in barding to keep it moist.
• Barding the turkey breast prevented it from drying out during roasting.
• She is barding the chicken with strips of bacon before putting it in the oven.
• The cookbook recommended barding any lean cuts of meat.
• Museum displays showed various styles of horse barding from different periods.