Reard Definition

noun

(obsolete or dialectal) A voice; a sound.

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(obsolete or dialectal) Fame, renown.

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Other Word Forms of Reard

Noun

Singular:
reard
Plural:
reards

Origin of Reard

  • From Middle English rerd, from Old English reord (“voice, speech, language”), from Proto-Germanic *rizdō, *razdō (“voice, language, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *res- (“to shout, speak”). Cognate with Old High German rarta (“sound, voice, harmony”), Old Norse rǫdd (“voice, speech, song”), Gothic (razda, “tongue, speech, language, dialect”).

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Reard Sentence Examples

  • Reard drew inspiration for the design's name from atom bomb testing being carried out on a secluded South Pacific atoll and the "Bikini" was born.

  • Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit had debuted a decade earlier to scandalous reception, but nevertheless, the design had caught on worldwide.

  • Louis Reard's original bikini design was considered awfully daring in its day, but in the years since its debut, the bikini has undergone numerous design changes, shrinking to a sliver of its original size.

  • French engineer Louis Reard actually filed the first patent for this two-piece design.

  • Needing a catchy name for his product, Reard took the name of a small South Pacific atoll being used for A-bomb testing, and christened his new swimsuit design the Bikini.

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Words Starting With

RREREA

Words Ending With

DRDARD

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Words Starting With R and Ending With D

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