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Definitions for Lard

[1] the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
[2] to apply lard or grease to.
[3] to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons.
[4] to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with mythological allusions.
[5] the rendered fat from a pig, esp from the abdomen, used in cooking
[6] informal excess fat on a person's body
[7] to prepare (lean meat, poultry, etc) by inserting small strips of bacon or fat before cooking
[8] to cover or smear (foods) with lard
[9] to add extra material to (speech or writing); embellish

Words related to Lard

grease, shortening, tallow, oil, ghee

Words nearby Lard

larcenous, larceny, larch, larch river, larch sawfly, lard, lard oil, lard pig, lardaceous, lardass, larder

Origin of Lard

1300–50; Middle English (v.), late Middle English (noun) < Middle French larder (v.), lard (noun) < Latin lār(i)dum bacon fat; akin to Greek lārīnós fat (adj.)

Other words from Lard

lard·like , adjective
o·ver·lard , verb (used with object)
un·lard·ed , adjective
well-lard·ed , adjective

Word origin for Lard

C15: via Old French from Latin lāridum bacon fat

Synonyms for Lard

grease, shortening, ghee, oil, tallow