large
see also: Large
Etymology
Large
Proper noun
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see also: Large
Etymology
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus ("abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much"), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more.
Pronunciation Adjectivelarge (comparative larger, superlative largest)
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC ↗:
- We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.
- (especially, clothing, food or drink) That is large
. - (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC ↗; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC ↗:
- We have yet large day.
- (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
- 1711, Henry Felton, Dissertation on Reading the Classics:
- I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.
- (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
- 1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC ↗:
- Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.
- (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
- 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act II, scene iii]:
- Some large jests he will make.
- (nautical) 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.
- French: grand
- German: groß, weit
- Italian: grande, ampio, vasto
- Portuguese: grande
- Russian: большо́й
- Spanish: grande
large
- (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
- Synonyms: maxima, octuple whole note
- (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
- Synonyms: grand
- Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
- (uncountable, especially, clothing, food or drink)
- Synonyms: L
- (countable, especially, clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- One small coffee and two larges, please.
- (countable, especially, wrt, clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
large
- (nautical) Before the wind.
Large
Proper noun
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