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Interlard v. t. (past & past part. interlarded; pres. part. interlarding)

To place lard or bacon amongst; to mix, as fat meat with lean. (Obs.) "Whose grain doth rise in flakes, with fatness interlarded."

Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; as, to interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions. "The English laws... (were) mingled and interlarded with many particular laws of their own." "They interlard their native drinks with choice Of strongest brandy."

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Etymology of 'Interlard'

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"Interlard" Quotes from Famous Books

... sallow-faced personage, of some note among the brethren for zeal and impiety. By this we mean that awful and profane use of Scripture phraseology with which many of these gifted preachers affected to interlard their everyday discourse, attaching a ludicrous solemnity to matters the ...

— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby

Words linked to "Interlard" : inclose, intersperse, introduce, stick in, put in, enclose, insert