bald Copy link Outline I. Without hair1. calvus2. glăber, bra, brum (of the body generally, and chiefly of the lower animalsII. Unadorned, inelegant (q. v.) • bald: I. Without hair: 1. calvus: Pl.: Suet. Phr.: to be b., calvĕo, 2: Plin.: to become b., calvesco, 3: Col.: Plin. Bald in front, praecalvus: to be b. in front, praecalvo capite esse, Suet. 2. glăber, bra, brum (of the body generally, and chiefly of the lower animals: v. smooth): Pl.: Varr.: Col. Phr.: to make b., glabro, 1: Col. A b. spot, ārĕa, Cels. II. Unadorned, inelegant (q. v.): ārĭdus: a b. style of narration, narratio a., Quint.: Cic.: v. dry, jejune.