[lard] vt (14c) 1 a: to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (as strips of fat) b: to cover or soil with grease
2: to decorate or intersperse with something "the book is ~ed with anecdotes" 3 obs: to make rich with or as if with fat
[2]lard n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L lardum, laridum; perh. akin to Gk larinos fat] (14c): a soft white solid or semisolid fat obtained by rendering fatty tissue of the hog -- lardy adj