Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BALD, a. [bauld; Sp. baldio, untilled, vacant, unfurnished; Port. baldio, open, common; baldar, to frustrate.]

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. – Dryden.
6. Mean; naked; base; without dignity or value. – Shak.
7. In popular language, open, bold, audacious.
8. Without beard or awn; as, bald wheat.