LARD


Meaning of LARD in English

— lardlike , adj.

/lahrd/ , n.

1. the rendered fat of hogs, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen.

v.t.

2. to apply lard or grease to.

3. to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, esp. with lardons.

4. to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with mythological allusions.

[ 1300-50; ME (v.), late ME (n.) larder (v.), lard (n.) lar ( i ) dum bacon fat; akin to Gk larinós fat (adj.) ]

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