Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LARGE, a. [larj; Fr. large; Sp. Port. and It. largo; Arm. larg; L. largus. The primary sense is to spread, stretch or distend, to diffuse, hence to loosen, to relax; Sp. largar, to loosen, to slacken, as a rope. Class Lr. It seems to be connected with Gr. λαυρος, wide, copious, and perhaps with floor, W. llawr, and with llawer, much, many. In Basque, larria, is gross, and larritu, to grow.]

1. Big; of great size; bulky; as, a large body; a large horse or ox; a large mountain; a large tree; a large ship.
2. Wide; extensive; as, a large field or plain; a large extent of territory.
3. Extensive or populous; containing many inhabitants; as, a large city or town.
4. Abundant; plentiful; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
5. Copious; diffusive. I might be very large on the importance and advantages of education. – Felton.
6. In seamen's language, the wind is large when it crosses the line of a ships course in a favorable direction, particularly on the beam or quarter. – Encyc.
7. Wide; consisting of much water; as, a large river.
8. Liberal; of a great amount; as, a large donation. At large, without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large. #2. Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; to discourse on a subject at large.