BALD, a. bauld.

1. Destitute of hair, especially on the top and back of the head.
2. Destitute of the natural covering as a bald oak.
3. Without feathers on the head as a bald vulture.
4. Destitute of trees on the top as a bald mountain.
5. Unadorned inelegant as a bald translation.
6. Mean naked base without dignity or value.
7. In popular language, open, bold, audacious.
8. Without beard or awn as bald wheat.