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Webster 1913 Edition
Large
1.
Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; – opposed to
small
; as, a
large
horse; a large
house or room; a large
lake or pool; a large
jug or spoon; a large
vineyard; a large
army; a large
city.☞ For linear dimensions, and mere extent, great, and not large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length, breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height.
2.
Abundant; ample;
as, a
. large
supply of provisionsWe have yet
large
day. Milton.
3.
Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
I might be very
large
upon the importance and advantages of education. Felton.
4.
Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; – said of the mind and heart.
5.
Free; unembarrassed.
[Obs.]
Of burdens all he set the Paynims
large
. Fairfax.
6.
Unrestrained by decorum; – said of language.
[Obs.]
“Some large jests he will make.” Shak.
7.
Prodigal in expending; lavish.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
8.
(Naut.)
Crossing the line of a ship’s course in a favorable direction; – said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
Syn. – Big; bulky; huge; capacious; comprehensive; ample; abundant; plentiful; populous; copious; diffusive; liberal.
Large
,adv.
Freely; licentiously.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Large
,Noun.
(Mus.)
A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.
Webster 1828 Edition
Large
L'ARGE
, a larj. [L. largus; Gr. wide, copious, and perhaps with floor.]1.
Big; of great size; bulky; as a large body; a large horse or ox; a large mountain; a large tree; a large ship.2.
Wide; extensive; as a large field or plain; a large extent of territory.3.
Extensive or populous; containing many inhabitants; as a large city or town.4.
Abundant; plentiful; ample; as a large supply of provisions.5.
Copious; diffusive.I might be very large on the importance and advantages of education.
6.
In seamen's language, the wind is large when it crosses the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction, particularly on the beam or quarter.7.
Wide; consisting of much water; as a large river.8.
Liberal; of a great amount; as a large donation.1.
At large, without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large.2.
Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse on a subject at large.L'ARGE
,Noun.