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lard

 (lärd)
n.
The white solid or semisolid rendered fat of a hog.
tr.v. lard·ed, lard·ing, lards
1. To cover or coat with lard or a similar fat.
2. To insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking.
3.
a. To enrich or lace heavily with extra material; embellish: larded the report with quotations.
b. To fill throughout; inject: "The history of Sicily was larded with treachery" (Mario Puzo).

[Middle English, from Old French larde, from Latin lārdum.]

lard′y adj.
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lard

(lɑːd)
n
1. (Cookery) the rendered fat from a pig, esp from the abdomen, used in cooking
2. informal excess fat on a person's body
vb (tr)
3. (Cookery) to prepare (lean meat, poultry, etc) by inserting small strips of bacon or fat before cooking
4. (Cookery) to cover or smear (foods) with lard
5. to add extra material to (speech or writing); embellish
[C15: via Old French from Latin lāridum bacon fat]
ˈlardˌlike adj
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lard

(lɑrd)
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 insert strips of fat in (lean meat) before cooking.
4. to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with allusions.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French larder (v.), lard (n.) < Latin lār(i)dum bacon]
lard′like`, adj.
lard•y, adj.
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lard


Past participle: larded
Gerund: larding

Imperative
lard
lard
Present
I lard
you lard
he/she/it lards
we lard
you lard
they lard
Preterite
I larded
you larded
he/she/it larded
we larded
you larded
they larded
Present Continuous
I am larding
you are larding
he/she/it is larding
we are larding
you are larding
they are larding
Present Perfect
I have larded
you have larded
he/she/it has larded
we have larded
you have larded
they have larded
Past Continuous
I was larding
you were larding
he/she/it was larding
we were larding
you were larding
they were larding
Past Perfect
I had larded
you had larded
he/she/it had larded
we had larded
you had larded
they had larded
Future
I will lard
you will lard
he/she/it will lard
we will lard
you will lard
they will lard
Future Perfect
I will have larded
you will have larded
he/she/it will have larded
we will have larded
you will have larded
they will have larded
Future Continuous
I will be larding
you will be larding
he/she/it will be larding
we will be larding
you will be larding
they will be larding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been larding
you have been larding
he/she/it has been larding
we have been larding
you have been larding
they have been larding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been larding
you will have been larding
he/she/it will have been larding
we will have been larding
you will have been larding
they will have been larding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been larding
you had been larding
he/she/it had been larding
we had been larding
you had been larding
they had been larding
Conditional
I would lard
you would lard
he/she/it would lard
we would lard
you would lard
they would lard
Past Conditional
I would have larded
you would have larded
he/she/it would have larded
we would have larded
you would have larded
they would have larded
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lard

1. To thread thin strips of fat through meat which is too lean.
2. Natural or refined fat from a pig.
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Lard

Rendered hog fat.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hoglard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
pig, squealer, Sus scrofa, grunter, hog - domestic swine
edible fat - oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
Verb1.lard - prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
ready, prepare, cook, fix, make - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
2.lard - add details to
glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
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Translations
شَحْم خَنْزيريضَع أو يُغَطِّي بِشَحْم الخَنْزير
omastit sádlemvepřové sádlo
spækspække
disznózsírmegzsírozszalonna
smyrja meî svínafeitisvínafeiti
lydyti kiaulės taukaipatepti taukaissmaigstyti lašiniais
cūku taukiiespeķotietaukot
bravčová masť
ister
domuz yağıdomuz yağı ile yağlamak

lard

[lɑːd]
A. Nmanteca f de cerdo
B. VTlardear, mechar (fig) to lard sth withsalpicar algo de, adornar algo con
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lard

[ˈlɑːrd] n (= cooking fat) → saindoux m
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lard

vt (esp Brit) → mit Schweineschmalz bestreichen; (with strips of bacon, fig) → spicken
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lard

[lɑːd]
1. nstrutto
2. vt (speech, writing) to lard withinfarcire di
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lard

(laːd) noun
the melted fat of the pig, used in cooking.
verb
to put lard on; to cover with lard.
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lard

n. manteca, grasa de origen animal.
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lard

n manteca (de cerdo)
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References in classic literature ?
A cat sprang from under George Wil- lard's feet and ran away into the night.
I will provide lard for the stuff-lard for the omelette," said the hospitable gentleman with sandy whiskers.
Here was the headquarters of Durham's Pure Leaf Lard, of Durham's Breakfast Bacon, Durham's Canned Beef, Potted Ham, Deviled Chicken, Peerless Fertilizer!
'O Lard, here's a time!' said Jack, looking out o' winder at 'em.
It was, as I remember it, a lard pail, very wide across the top, and without a cover.
Then he said to Melanthius the goatherd, "Look sharp, light a fire in the court, and set a seat hard by with a sheep skin on it; bring us also a large ball of lard, from what they have in the house.
The commander of a Venetian expedition disguised himself, stole the bones, separated them, and packed them in vessels filled with lard. The religion of Mahomet causes its devotees to abhor anything that is in the nature of pork, and so when the Christian was stopped by the officers at the gates of the city, they only glanced once into his precious baskets, then turned up their noses at the unholy lard, and let him go.
The prime bullies and braves among the free trappers had each his circle of novices, from among the captain's band; mere greenhorns, men unused to Indian life; mangeurs de lard, or pork-eaters; as such new-comers are superciliously called by the veterans of the wilderness.
Lard and sulphur on his paws would be of no use, nor would any visit to Peg Bowen avail.
I wonder what the old man wants with this lump of foul lard, said Stubb, not without some disgust at the thought of having to do with so ignoble a leviathan.
On arriving at the place where it had been left, they dug a grave in the sand, in which they deposited the corpse, with a biscuit under one of the arms, some lard under the chin, and a small quantity of tobacco, as provisions for its journey in the land of spirits.
In the long run, says Paul Diacre, the best lard turns rancid.