in´ter|lard´ment

in´ter|lard´ment
in|ter|lard «IHN tuhr LAHRD», transitive verb.
1. to give variety to; mix; intersperse: »

The speaker interlarded his long speech with amusing stories to keep his listeners interested. There also is a heavy interlarding of music, choral and solo (New York Times).

SYNONYM(S): mingle.
2. (of things) to be intermixed in.
3. to insert; interpose: »

When a little trifle of new matter was interlarded [in the prayer], his ear detected it (Mark Twain).

4. Obsolete. to insert fat into lean meat for cooking purposes; lard.
[< Old French entrelarder < entre- between + larder to lard < lard lard, fat < Latin lārdum]
in´ter|lard´ment, noun.

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  • in|ter|lard — «IHN tuhr LAHRD», transitive verb. 1. to give variety to; mix; intersperse: »The speaker interlarded his long speech with amusing stories to keep his listeners interested. There also is a heavy interlarding of music, choral and solo (New York… …   Useful english dictionary

  • interlard — in•ter•lard [[t]ˌɪn tərˈlɑrd[/t]] v. t. 1) to diversify by interspersing or intermixing something striking or contrasting: to interlard one s speech with oaths[/ex] 2) (of things) to be intermixed in 3) Obs. to mix, as fat with lean meat •… …   From formal English to slang

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