lardy

lardy
lard NOUN fat from the abdomen of a pig, rendered and clarified for use in cooking.
VERB 1) insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking. 2) (usu. be larded with) embellish (talk or writing) excessively with esoteric or technical expressions.
DERIVATIVES lardy adjective.
ORIGIN Latin lardum.

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  • Lardy — Lardy …   Wikipedia Español

  • lardy — lardy; lol·lardy; …   English syllables

  • Lardy — Lard y (l[aum]rd [y^]), a. Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lardy — (adj.) 1879, from LARD (Cf. lard) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Lardiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • Lardy — 48° 31′ 14″ N 2° 15′ 56″ E / 48.5206124, 2.265501 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lardy — French commune nomcommune=Lardy caption= x=138 y=83 lat long=coord|48|31|23|N|2|15|58|E|region:FR type:city insee=91330 cp=91510 région=Île de France département=Essonne arrondissement=Étampes canton=Étréchy intercomm=CC de l Arpajonnais… …   Wikipedia

  • lardy — /lahr dee/, adj., lardier, lardiest. 1. like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry. 2. fat or becoming fat: a diet designed for the lardy figure. [1880 85; LARD + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • Lardy — Original name in latin Lardy Name in other language Lardi, Lardy, la er di, Ларди, Ларді State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 48.51847 latitude 2.2736 altitude 70 Population 4629 Date 2012 01 18 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • lardy — adj. like or with lard. Phrases and idioms: lardy cake Brit. a cake made with lard, currants, etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lardy cake — Lardy cake, also known as Lardy bread, Lardy Johns, Dough cake or Fourses cake is a traditional bread from England. The main ingredients are lard (specifically freshly rendered pork lard), flour, sugar, spices, currants and raisins. [ [http://www …   Wikipedia

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