interlard
Scatter things between
To interlard is to insert something at intervals throughout, especially to diversify or enliven: She interlarded her speech with jokes.
The word originally meant to insert strips of fat into lean meat before cooking—the figurative sense of mixing in contrasting elements persists while the culinary one has faded.
Often carries a faint suggestion that what's inserted doesn't quite belong.
Insert remarks abruptly
- interpolateEstimate intermediate values
- insertPlace within another thing
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
- saltSodium chloride compound
scatter · weave · embed · infuse · interweave · intermix · dot · stud
Sew decorative patterns
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- garnishDecorative food topping
- adornAdd beauty to
- elaborateComplex and detailed
exaggerate · pad · stuff · amplify · dress up · enhance · enrich · beautify
Pig's back adipose
- bardingWrapping meat in fat
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
- basteMoisten while roasting
- roastingCooking with dry heat
suet · tallow · tenderness · juiciness · flavor · rendering · meat · pork
interject
Insert remarks abruptly
- interpolateEstimate intermediate values
- insertPlace within another thing
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
salt · scatter · weave · embed · infuse · interweave · intermix · dot · stud · speckle
embroider
Sew decorative patterns
elaborate · exaggerate · pad · stuff · amplify · dress up · enhance · enrich · beautify · heighten
fatback
Pig's back adipose
roasting · suet · tallow · tenderness · juiciness · flavor · rendering · meat · pork · bacon
miscellany
Assorted collection of items
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture
patchwork · melange · mosaic · pastiche · collage · assortment · jumble · motley · mixture · farrago
interlardconsolidate
Unite separate things
unify · streamline · integrate · coalesce · concentrate