Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining to, containing, or consisting of lard or lardacein; of the nature of lard; resembling lard.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Consisting of, or resembling, lard.

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  • adjective Resembling lard.

Etymologies

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lard +‎ -aceous

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Examples

  • The lardaceous delicacy—dubbed the "danger dog," "dirty dog" or simply a bacon hot dog by its fans—has been such a hit with tipsy bargoers such as Chris Campbell that it's going upscale, just like the neighborhood that inspired it.

    Mission Munchers Bite 'Danger Dogs' Stu Woo 2011

  • We don't know how many of the lardaceous potato strips Dr. Kapica scoffs per week, yet she said the fries include a "natural flavoring" made, in part, from extracts of wheat and dairy products, and added that those extracts are processed to remove wheat and dairy proteins--substances generally responsible for allergies or food sensitivities.

    Skinner's McDonald's Admits Fries Contain Allergens 2006

  • And with billions and billions served helpings of the lardaceous potato strips, it's a sticky moment for JamesSkinner'sJames Skinner's Golden Arches, which last October boasted of its initiative to print nutritional data on its packages to help consumers make informed choices about what to eat.

    Skinner's McDonald's Comes Clean On Fries' Fat 2006

  • If, however, from these cases we deduct those suffering with leukocythemia and lardaceous spleen, in which the operation should not be performed, the mortality in the remaining 85 cases is reduced to 33 per cent.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Macgowan mentions that the child looked like wax, as though continually fed on lardaceous substances.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • If, however, from these cases we deduct those suffering with leukocythemia and lardaceous spleen, in which the operation should not be performed, the mortality in the remaining 85 cases is reduced to 33 per cent.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Macgowan mentions that the child looked like wax, as though continually fed on lardaceous substances.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

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