Bald

bawld, adj. without hair (feathers, .) on the head (or on other parts of the body): bare, unadorned, destitute of literary grace: paltry, trivial: undisguised.— ns. Bald′-coot , popular name for the coot, from its pure white wide frontal plate: a monk—also Bald′icoot ; Bald′-ea′gle , a common but inaccurate name for the American white-headed eagle, used as the national emblem.— adj. Bald′-faced , having white on the face, as a horse.— n. Bald′head , a person bald on the head.— adjs. Bald′-headed ; Bald′ish , somewhat bald.— adv. Bald′ly .— ns. Bald′ne ; Bald′pate , one destitute of hair: a kind of wild-duck.— adjs. Bald′pate , Bald′pated , destitute of hair. [Orig. 'shining,' 'white,' Ir. and Gael. bàl , 'white' spot; but perh. conn. with ball in the sense of 'rounded,' whence 'smooth,' 'hairle .']