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LARDY a.
Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard.
LARE n. 3 definitions
Pasture; feed. See Lair. [Obs.] Spenser.
LARES n.
See 1st Lar.
LARGE a. 10 definitions
umber of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a nlarge 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.
LARGE-ACRED a.
Possessing much land.
LARGE-HANDED a.
Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities; rapacious or bountiful.
LARGE-HEARTED a.
Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal. -- Large"-heart`ed*ness, n.
LARGELY adv.
In a large manner. Dryden. Milton.
LARGENESS n.
The quality or state of being large.
LARGESS; LARGESSE n. 2 definitions
Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.] Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer.
LARGET n.
A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet.
LARGHETTO a.
Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante.
LARGIFICAL a.
Generous; ample; liberal. [Obs.]
LARGIFLUOUS a.
Flowing copiously. [Obs.]
LARGILOQUENT a.
Grandiloquent. [Obs.]
LARGISH a.
Somewhat large. [Colloq.]
LARGITION p.
The bestowment of a largess or gift. [Obs.]
LARGO a. 2 definitions
A movement or piece in largo time.
LARIAT n. 2 definitions
A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without wandering. [Mexico & Western U.S.]
LARINE a.
Of or pertaining to the Gull family (Laridæ).
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