See Also: bengaline(dictionary)

bayard (iou) and bengaline (iou)


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.

bengaline (iou)



bengaline noun. L19.
[French, so named because of the similarity to Bengals (see BENGAL noun 1).]
A strong ribbed fabric made of a mixture of silk and either cotton or wool.