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enlarding

enlarding is the present participle and gerund of enlard.

Meaning of enlard

Verb

enlard (third-person singular simple present enlards, present participle enlarding, simple past and past participle enlarded)

  1. (transitive) To cover or dress with lard or grease.
    • Nor, by my will, assubjugate his merit,
      As amply titled as Achilles is,
      By going to Achilles:
      That were to enlard his fat already pride
      And add more coals to Cancer when he burns
      With entertaining great Hyperion.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about enlarding

What is enlarding the present participle and gerund of?
Enlarding is the present participle and gerund of enlard.

Words near enlarding in the dictionary

  1. enlacing
  2. enladen
  3. enlaid
  4. enlard
  5. enlarded
  6. enlarding
  7. enlards
  8. enlarge
  9. enlarge oneself
  10. enlarge up
  11. enlargeable

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