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pards

UK/pɑːdz/US/pɑɹdz/

pards is the plural of pard.

Meaning of pard

Noun (1)

pard (plural pards)

  1. (archaic, literary) A leopard; a panther.
    • Then a soldier,
      Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
      Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel …c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Noun (2)

pard (plural pards)

  1. (colloquial) Partner; fellow; Used as a friendly appellation
    • He had long believed, in secret, that his old pard, Tom Terror, was the leader of the Thugs that infested the famous pass; he was confident of it now, and it would be safe to say that, as he rode along, his neck did not itch as formerly.1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw

Words that rhyme with pards

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Questions about pards

What is pards the plural of?
Pards is the plural of pard.
How do you pronounce pards?
Pards is pronounced /pɑɹdz/ (US).

Words near pards in the dictionary

  1. pardons
  2. pardons my French
  3. pardoprunox
  4. pardos
  5. Pardoși
  6. pards
  7. Pardubice
  8. Pardubice Region
  9. Pardubitz
  10. Pardue
  11. Pardues

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