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larding

lard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahrd]
    • /lɑrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahrd]
    • /lɑrd/

Definitions of larding word

  • noun larding the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen. 1
  • verb with object larding to apply lard or grease to. 1
  • verb with object larding to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons. 1
  • verb with object larding to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with mythological allusions. 1
  • noun larding Present participle of lard. 1
  • noun larding (cooking) Bacon or pork stuffed into other meat before cooking. 0

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Origin of larding

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (v.), late Middle English (noun) < Middle French larder (v.), lard (noun) < Latin lār(i)dum bacon fat; akin to Greek lārīnós fat (adj.)

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Parts of speech for Larding

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

larding popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

larding usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for larding

verb larding

  • grease — the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
  • season — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
  • drip — to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
  • lard — the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
  • oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.

Antonyms for larding

verb larding

  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.

Top questions with larding

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