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lard
[ lahrd ]
noun
- the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
verb (used with object)
- to apply lard or grease to.
- to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons.
- to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation:
a literary work larded with mythological allusions.
lard
/ lɑːd /
noun
- the rendered fat from a pig, esp from the abdomen, used in cooking
- informal.excess fat on a person's body
verb
- to prepare (lean meat, poultry, etc) by inserting small strips of bacon or fat before cooking
- to cover or smear (foods) with lard
- to add extra material to (speech or writing); embellish
Derived Forms
- ˈlardˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- lardlike adjective
- over·lard verb (used with object)
- un·larded adjective
- well-larded adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lard1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lard1
Example Sentences
He was to examine all butter and lard and measure all firewood for sale, making allowances for crooked or uneven sticks.
What should doctors advise—stick with low fat or start cooking with lard?
On dessert menu at one new hotel, a “Mondae”—frozen lard covered in borsch with a turnip on top.
In front of it stood a beat-up stove on top of which sat a shoulder of pork braising in hot manteca (lard).
But beyond that point, there's no reason to lard on extra damage.
He had only a one-pound tin of lard, half a small loaf of bread and his water bottle to keep him going.
Great care is taken in this operation not to break the leaf, and oil or lard is freely used in the work.
The same scents may also be used for pomatum, which should be made of perfectly pure lard, or marrow.
When some friend spoke to her of her rival's salon, she exclaimed, "Voil bien du bruit pour une omelette au lard."
An' so when I went courtin' m' third wife, I took a stitch in time an' told her about the camphor an' ker'sene an' lard.
May be removed by simmering the bark of the root of bitter-sweet in lard, till it becomes very yellow.
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