interlard

American  

[in-ter-lahrd] / ˌɪn tərˈlɑrd /

verb (used with object)

1. to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed bywith ).

   to interlard one's speech with oaths.

2. (of things) to be intermixed in.

3. Obsolete. to mix, as fat with lean meat.

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interlard British  

/ ˌɪntəˈlɑːd /

verb

1. to scatter thickly in or between; intersperse

   to interlard one's writing with foreign phrases

2. to occur frequently in; be scattered in or through

   foreign phrases interlard his writings

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Other Word Forms

• interlardation noun
• interlardment noun

Etymology

Origin of interlard

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English interlarden, enterlarde, from Middle French entrelarder, equivalent to entre “between,” from Latin inter + larder “to cook with lard or bacon fat”; inter- + lard

Example Sentences

McFarlane interlards accounts of the search and snapshots of lives with a selection of other writings — stories, dreams, confessions, prayers, testimonies — all of which add diverse tones and hues to the proceedings.

From Washington Post

A medley of short scenes interlarded with violin solos, it lacks coherence; its argument never comes into focus and, most problematically, its women don’t either.

From New York Times

Kodo programmes are sometimes interlarded with Japanese folk music on flute and zither, but this time their show will reflect a return to basics.

From Economist

A mixed but mostly young crowd filed into the theater, interlarded with conspicuously older relatives of the show’s staff.

From New York Times

Combine a plate of burnt ends with baked beans —the beans here are sweet and interlarded generously with pork — and you will feel yourself ascending to barbecue heaven.

From New York Times