large(1) (iou) and carotenoprotein (medicine)

large(1) (iou)

large adjective, adverb, & noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French (now = broad, wide) from Latin larga fem. of largus abundant, bountiful.]
A. adjective.
I.
Liberal in giving; generous; munificent; open-handed. Also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish. (Foll. by of, in.) Cf. sense 5b below. Long obsolete exc. dial. ME.
Shakespeare 2 Henry VI The poor King Reignier, whose large style Agrees not with the leanness of his purse. Dryden Large of his treasures.
II. Ample, wide, great.
Ample in quantity; copious, abundant. ME-M17.
R. Hakluyt The Kings of France and England gave large money towards the maintenance of the army.
Ample in spatial extent; spacious, roomy, capacious. obsolete exc. as in sense 8 below. ME.
Bible (Coverdale): 1 Kings 4:29 God gaue Salomon maruelous greate wyszdome and vnderstondinge, and a large hert. fig.: J. S. Blackie The brain by knowledge grows, the heart Is larger made by loving.
Extensive in transverse dimension; broad, wide. ME-E18.
Milton Southward through Eden went a River large.
a. Of an immaterial thing: wide in range or capacity; comprehensive, wide-ranging. ME.
J. Wesley How good Thou Art, How large thy Grace! Ld Macaulay A good reason for giving large powers to a trustworthy magistrate. W. S. Churchill Neither side in the Crimean War was inspired by large strategic views.
b. Of a person: generous or unstinting in an action, possessing or displaying an attribute to the full. Foll. by in, of. Cf. sense 1 above. LME.
F. M. Peard He was large in his offers of friendship towards a young nephew of Mr. Pritchard's.
a. Of a discourse, narrative, etc.: lengthy. Now rare or obsolete. ME.
J. L. Motley He fell into large and particular discourse with the deputies.
b. Of a person: prolix. E17-L18.
Of a measure of space or time: (more than) full, good. Of the time of day: fully come. LME-M18.
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent; big, great; extensive; of a kind or variety of greater size than the ordinary. LME.
a large order: see ORDER noun. in a large measure, in large measure: see MEASURE noun. large as life, larger than life: see LIFE noun. law of large numbers a law stating that the result of a series of statistical trials approaches the true probability of the observed outcome more closely as the number of trials increases.
D. H. Lawrence The stones of the large house were burdened with ivy. G. Greene The pyjamas she was wearing were too large for her. I. Murdoch She..spent a large part of her week-ends in showing them London. U. Bentley The houses of most of the boys were small and the Families large.
b. Of a movement, pace, etc.: covering a good extent of ground at a step. LME.
J. Kosinski It was difficult to adjust my small steps to the large, measured stride of the soldier.
c. Of a meal: heavy, abundant. M18.
B. Pym We ate a large tea and ate much.
d. Medicine. (Of a sound heard in auscultation) full, sonorous (now rare); (of the pulse) full. M19.
e. That is engaged in a particular occupation on a large scale. L19.
J. G. Paton Large farmers and small farmers.
Of speech or manner: pompous, imposing, grandiose. E17.
Shakespeare King Lear And your large speeches may your deeds approve.
III. Not restricted, free.
Indulgent, lax; not strict or rigorous. LME-M18.
J. Strype When King Henry was large towards the Protestants, Cranmer was so also.
Having or observing few or no restrictions or limitations. LME-L18.
Milton Leaving my dolorous Prison I enjoy Large liberty to round this Globe of Earth.
Of speech etc.: free, unrestrained; licentious, improper. LME-L16.
Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing The man doth fear God, howsoever it seems not in him by some large jests he will make.
Nautical. Of the wind: crossing the line of a sailing ship's course in a favourable direction, esp. on the beam or quarter. L16.
J. Narborough As..the Wind grew large, we might alter our Course when we would.
Comb. & special collocations: large CALORIE; large-eyed adjective having a large eye or large eyes; characterized by wide open eyes; large-handed adjective (a) having large hands; (b) grasping, rapacious; (c) open-handed, generous; large-hearted adjective magnanimous, generous, having wide sympathies; large intestine: see INTESTINE noun; large-minded adjective having a liberal or generous mind; marked by breadth of ideas; not narrow-minded; large-mouth bass, large-mouthed bass a N. American freshwater bass, Micropterus salmoides (family Centrarchidae), introduced elsewhere as a game-fish; large print printing in large bold characters designed to be more easily read by partially sighted people; large-scale adjective drawn to a large scale, on a large scale, extensive, widespread, relating to large numbers; large TORTOISESHELL; large type = large print above.
b. adverb.
Amply; fully, by a great deal; abundantly. Chiefly Scot. & north. ME-E18.
Liberally, generously. ME-M17.
Freely, unrestrainedly, boldly. Now US. LME.
Of speech and Writing: at length, fully. obsolete exc. in writ large (after Milton). LME.
Milton New Presbyter is but Old Priest writ Large.
Orig., transversely, across. Now spec. (Nautical) with the wind large, with the wind on the quarter or abaft the beam. LME.
With big steps; with ample gait. M17-E18.
Phrases: by and large: see BY adverb. go large, lead large (in a naval or military manoeuvre) break off from a set course and go straight ahead. writ large: see WRITE verb.
C. noun.
(Large) size, (large, full) extent. Long obsolete exc. in phrs. below. LME.
Liberty. Long obsolete exc. in at large below. LME.
Liberality, bounty. LME-M16.
Music. The longest note recognized in the early notation, equivalent to two or three long notes, according to the rhythm employed; the character denoting this, or . L15.
Phrases: at large (a) at liberty, free; (b) not fixed, unsettled; (c) at length, in full; (d) in full size (as opp. to a model or abridged form); (e) as a whole, in General, altogether; (f) in a General way, without particularizing (AMBASSADOR-at-large); (g) over a wide area, abroad; (h) without a specific aim. at one's large at liberty. in large on a large scale. in the large (a) = in large above; (b) in General, as a whole.
largish adjective somewhat large L18.

carotenoprotein (medicine)

carotenoprotein

A protein with a covalently-bound carotenoid.

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