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larger
(mass) | larger
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larger
(encz) | larger,větší |
Larger
(gcide) | Large \Large\ (l[aum]rj), a. [Compar. Larger (l[aum]r"j[~e]r);
superl. Largest.] [F., fr. L. largus. Cf. Largo.]
1. 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.
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Note: For linear dimensions, and mere extent, great, and not
large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length,
breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height.
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2. Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
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We have yet large day. --Milton.
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3. Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
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I might be very large upon the importance and
advantages of education. --Felton.
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4. Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad
sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said
of the mind and heart.
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5. Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.]
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Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. --Fairfax.
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6. Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.] "Some
large jests he will make." --Shak.
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7. Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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8. (Naut.) 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.
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At large.
(a) Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large;
to be left at large.
(b) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse
on a subject at large.
Common at large. See under Common, n.
Electors at large, Representative at large, electors, or
a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the
whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to
represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.]
To give large, To go large, To run large, or {To sail
large} (Naut.), to have the wind crossing the direction of a
vessel's course in such a way that the sails feel its full
force, and the vessel gains its highest speed. See
Large, a., 8.
Syn: Big; bulky; huge; capacious; comprehensive; ample;
abundant; plentiful; populous; copious; diffusive;
liberal.
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larger
(wn) | larger
adj 1: large or big relative to something else [syn: bigger,
larger] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
larger
(mass) | larger
- väčší |
enlarger
(encz) | enlarger,zvětšovací přístroj Zdeněk Brož |
larger
(encz) | larger,větší |
larger station
(encz) | larger station,nádraží |
larger than life
(encz) | larger than life, |
larger-than-life
(encz) | larger-than-life, adj: |
Enlarger
(gcide) | Enlarger \En*lar"ger\, n.
1. One who or that which enlarges.
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2. (Photography) an optical device for making copies of
photographs larger than the original, having a head for
holding the original, a source of illumination to project
the image, and a bed for holding the sensitized
photographic paper which will received the larger image.
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larger details
(gcide) | Detail \De"tail\ (d[=e]"t[=a]l or d[-e]*t[=a]l"; 277), n. [F.
d['e]tail, fr. d['e]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail;
pref. d['e]- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to cut. See Tailor.]
1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an
item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a
scheme or transaction.
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The details of the campaign in Italy. --Motley.
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2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which
dwells on particulars.
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3. (Mil.) The selection for a particular service of a person
or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so
selected.
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4. (Arch. & Mach.)
(a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice, caps of
the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or
(called larger details) a porch, a gable with its
windows, a pavilion, or an attached tower.
(b) A detail drawing.
Detail drawing, a drawing of the full size, or on a large
scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc.
In detail, in subdivisions; part by part; item by item;
circumstantially; with particularity.
Syn: Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation;
narration.
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The Larger Catechism
(gcide) | Catechism \Cat"e*chism\ (-k[i^]z'm), n. [L. catechismus, fr. Gr.
See Catechise.]
1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.
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2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of
religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and
answers.
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The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms.
--Hooker.
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The Larger Catechism, The Shorter Catechism. See
Westminster Assembly, under Assembly.
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enlarger
(wn) | enlarger
n 1: photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector
used to enlarge a photograph |
larger
(wn) | larger
adj 1: large or big relative to something else [syn: bigger,
larger] |
larger-than-life
(wn) | larger-than-life
adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
(especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of
heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: epic,
heroic, larger-than-life] |
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