overlard en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + lard.
Meanings
- (transitive) To cover or coat with lard.
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(figuratively, transitive) To garnish or strew excessively.
The doubts arise from the effects of plaintiff's attorney's conduct in an atmosphere of fulsome overlarding.
1943, Reports of Selected Cases Decided in Courts of the State of New York Other Than the Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court: Miscellaneous Reports, page 603:Father D'Arcy defends Catholic theology against those who accuse it of overlarding the idea of God with definitions, and he remarks with perfect truth […]
1921, New Catholic World, volume 113, page 160:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overlards | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overlarded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overlarded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overlarding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |