[bɔːld], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair
(e.g: he was starting to go bald)

- not having any extra detail or explanation; plain or blunt
(e.g: the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification)


Phrases:
- as bald as a coot

Origin:
Middle English: probably from a base meaning ‘white patch’, whence the archaic sense ‘marked or streaked with white’. Compare with Welsh ceffyl bal, denoting a horse with a white mark on its face