barredprovided with bars, as a prison; banned: They barred the windows against intruders.Not to be confused with:bard ? a poet; the bard: William ShakespeareAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreebarred (bärd)adj. Marked with bars or stripes: barred prison cells; barred plumage on a bird.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.barred (b?rd) adj. 1. provided with one or more bars: a barred prison window. 2. striped; streaked: barred fabrics. 3. (of feathers) marked with transverse bands of distinctive color. [1300?50] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.