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lard⋅y

  [lahr-dee]
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–adjective, lard⋅i⋅er, lard⋅i⋅est.
1. like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry.
2. fat or becoming fat: a diet designed for the lardy figure.
Origin:
1880–85; lard + -y 1
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lard   (lärd)   
n.  The white solid or semisolid rendered fat of a hog.
tr.v.   lard·ed, lard·ing, lards

  1. To cover or coat with lard or a similar fat.

  2. To insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking.

    1. To enrich or lace heavily with extra material; embellish: larded the report with quotations.

    2. To fill throughout; inject: "The history of Sicily was larded with treachery" (Mario Puzo).


[Middle English, from Old French larde, from Latin lārdum.]
lard'y adj.
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