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.
OTHER WORDS FROM interlard
in·ter·lar·da·tion, in·ter·lard·ment, nounWords nearby interlard
interlaken,
interlaminar jelly,
interlaminate,
interlanguage,
interlap,
interlard,
interlay,
interleaf,
interleave,
interleaving,
interleukin
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 TrevelyanIf they hear them interlard their conversation with by-words and oaths, they will be strongly tempted to do the same.
Anecdotes for Boys |Harvey NewcombBe careful not to interlard conversation with "sir," or "ma'am."
Social Life |Maud C. CookeFillet a sole and interlard each piece with a bit of anchovy.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: |Mrs. W. G. Waters
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