Lārd1, n.
n. [Fr. lard, Pr. lart, lar, It. & Sp. lardo, Lat. lardum, laridum, allied to Gr. λαρινός, fattened, fat.]
- The fat of swine, after being melted and separated from the flesh.
- Bacon; the flesh of swine. [Obs.] Dryden.
3 entries under this word
Lard
Lārd2, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. LARDED; p. pr. & vb. n. LARDING.] [Fr. larder, Pr. & Sp. lardar, Pg. & Sp. lardear, It. lardare.]
Sense 1. To stuff with bacon or pork; to smear or mix with lard; to grease.
The larded thighs on loaded altars laid. Dryden.
Sense 2. To fatten; to enrich.
The oak, with his nuts, larded many a swine. Spencer.
Sense 3. To mix with something by way of improvement; to interlard.
Let no alien interpose To lard with wit thy hungry Epsom prose. Dryden.
Lärd3, v. i.
v. i. To grow fat. [Obs.] Drayton.