interlard

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions

Word Origin

interlard (v.)
early 15c., "to mix with alternate layers of fat" (before cooking), from Middle French entrelarder, from entre- "between" (see inter-) + larder "to lard," from Old French lard "bacon fat" (see lard (n.)). Figurative sense of "diversify with something intermixed" first recorded 1560s. Related: Interlarded; interlarding.

Example

1. Interlard one 's speech with foreign words .

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