(superl.) 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.
(superl.) Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
(superl.) Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
(superl.) Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad
sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind
and heart.
(superl.) Free; unembarrassed.
(superl.) Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language.
(superl.) Prodigal in expending; lavish.
(superl.) 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.
(adv.) Freely; licentiously.
(n.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four
breves, or eight semibreves.
