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large
English
Etymology
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”). Mostly displaced Middle English stoor, stour (“large, great”) (from Old English st?r) and muchel (“large, great”) (from Old English my?el).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l??d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l??d??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
Adjective
large (comparative larger, superlative largest)
- Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
- (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.
- 1711, Henry Felton, Dissertation on Reading the Classics
- (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
- Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.
- (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
- (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.
Synonyms
- big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, great, mickle, largeish
- See also Thesaurus:large
Antonyms
- small, tiny, minuscule
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
large (countable and uncountable, plural larges)
- (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
- (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
- (slang, plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds.
- Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
- A large serving of something.
- One small coffee and two larges, please.
Derived terms
- at large
Adverb
large
- (nautical) Before the wind.
Further reading
- large in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- large in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Agler, Alger, Elgar, Ragle, ergal, glare, lager, regal
French
Etymology
From Old French large, from Latin largus, larga, largum (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”). The feminine is inherited, but for the masculine, Latin largum (the masculine and neuter accusative) developed into Old French larc, which was discarded.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la??/
- (Paris)
- Homophone: larges
- Hyphenation: large
Adjective
large (plural larges)
- wide, broad
- large
- generous
Derived terms
- de long en large
- en long en large
- large d'esprit
- ratisser large
Related terms
- largesse
Noun
large m (plural larges)
- open sea
- width
Synonyms
- (open sea): haute mer
- (width): largeur
Derived terms
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: laj
- Haitian Creole: laj
- Karipúna Creole French: laj
- Louisiana Creole French: laj, larj
Anagrams
- Alger, grêla, régal, régla
Further reading
- “large” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
larg? (comparative largius, superlative largissim?)
- munificently, generously, liberally.
- abundantly, copiously.
- to a great extent.
Etymology 2
Adjective
large
- vocative masculine singular of largus
References
- large in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- large in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norman
Etymology
From Old French large, from Latin largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”).
Adjective
large m or f
- (Jersey) wide
Derived terms
Noun
large m (plural larges)
- (Jersey, nautical) open sea, deep sea
- Synonym: plieine mé
Old French
Alternative forms
- larc (Roman de Renard, "wide")
Etymology
From Latin largus, larga.
Adjective
large m (oblique and nominative feminine singular large)
- generous
- large; big
- wide (when used to differentiate between height, width and length)
Descendants
- ? Middle English: large
- English: large
- Middle French: large
- French: large
- Antillean Creole: laj
- Haitian Creole: laj
- Karipúna Creole French: laj
- Louisiana Creole French: laj, larj
- French: large
- Norman: large (Guernsey, Jersey)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (large, supplement)
- large on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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shepherdess
English
Etymology
shepherd +? -ess
Noun
shepherdess (plural shepherdesses, masculine shepherd)
- A female shepherd.
- 1709, Anthony Aston, The Coy Shepherdess page 18
- 1763, Select Moral Tales. (The Good Mother, The Shepherdess of the Alps) page 83
- I thought it a crime to refuse nature the maintenance of a life much more grievous than death. I changed my* dress for the simple habit of a shepherdess, and embraced this state as my only refuge; since that time all my consolation has been to weep over this grave, which shall be my own.
- 1778, The Dramatick Works of Beaumont and Fletcher page 115
- A Faithful Shepherdess
- 1778, Fortunate Shepherdess
- 1854, Swiss Shepherdess Morning Song, Or, The Merry Woodland Maid
- 1858, Mariette, the Swiss Shepherdess
- 1887, A Border Shepherdess
- September 2014, New York Film Festival to Revive Paul Grimault’s Animated Classic IndieWire
- the satirical The King And The Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king
- November 2014, It’s Taken Decades, But the Surreal Animated Film The King and the Mockingbird Is Finally Here Vulture
- The king is in love with a beautiful shepherdess in a painting on his wall, but she herself is in love with the handsome chimney sweep in the painting beside her.
- A large and deep armchair with a cushion.
Synonyms
- (female shepherd): pastoress, pastrix (rare)
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