large

adj

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. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

1. 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.”

   “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.”

2. That is large (the manufactured size).
3. Abundant; ample.

   “We have yet large day.”

   “He prefers teachers with large experience, but often has positions for beginners who have had a thorough preparation.”

4. Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.

   “And where hit please yow to saye that I haue holden my lady youre Quene yeres and wynters / vnto that I shal euer make a large ansuer "And where it please you to say that I have holden my lady your queen years and winters, unto that I shall ever make a large answer"”

   “I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.”

5. Free; unencumbered.

   “Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.”

6. Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.

   “Some large jests he will make.”

7. 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

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. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

1. Before the wind.

name

1. A surname.

noun

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. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).

1. An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
2. Liberality, generosity.
3. A thousand dollars/pounds.

   “Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.”

   “"We'll call you anything we want," Dave said. "You owe us eighty-five large, Ace, and what we've got for collateral on that money so far is a shitload of Arm & Hammer baking soda worth about a buck-fifty. We'll call you Hubert J. Motherfucker if we want to."”

4. One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, larger than a medium.
5. An item labelled or denoted as being that size.

   “One small coffee and two larges, please.”

6. One who fits an item of that size.