interlard

[ in-ter-lahrd ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈlɑrd /

verb (used with object)

to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed by with): to interlard one's speech with oaths.
(of things) to be intermixed in.
Obsolete. to mix, as fat with lean meat.

Origin of interlard

1525–35; inter- + lard; replacing enterlard < Middle French entrelarder

OTHER WORDS FROM interlard

in·ter·lar·da·tion, in·ter·lard·ment, noun

Example sentences from the Web for interlard

  • He did not play upon words as a habit, nor did he interlard his talk with far-fetched or overstrained witticisms.

    Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay |George Otto Trevelyan
  • If they hear them interlard their conversation with by-words and oaths, they will be strongly tempted to do the same.

    Anecdotes for Boys |Harvey Newcomb
  • Be careful not to interlard conversation with "sir," or "ma'am."

    Social Life |Maud C. Cooke
  • Fillet a sole and interlard each piece with a bit of anchovy.

British Dictionary definitions for interlard

interlard
/ (ˌɪntəˈlɑːd) /

verb (tr)

to scatter thickly in or between; intersperse to interlard one's writing with foreign phrases
to occur frequently in; be scattered in or through foreign phrases interlard his writings