Webster's Dictionary 1913

703

Largeness

Large″ness, n. The quality or state of being large.

704

Largess

{ Lar″gess, Lar″gesse (?), } n. [F. largesse, fr. large. See Large, a.] 1. Liberality; generosity; bounty.Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer.2. A present; a gift; a...

705

Larget

Lar″get (?), n. [Cf. F. larget.] A short piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet.

706

Larghetto

‖Lar‐ghet″to (?), a. & adv. [It., dim. of largo largo.] (Mus.) Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante.

707

Largifical

Lar‐gif″i‐cal (?), a. [L. largificus; largus large + facere.] Generous; ample; liberal.

708

Largifluous

Lar‐gif″lu‐ous (?), a. [L. largifluus; large abundantly + fluere to flow.] Flowing copiously.

709

Largiloquent

Lar‐gil″o‐quent (?), a. [Cf. L. largiloquus.] Grandiloquent.

710

Largish

Lar″gish (?), a. Somewhat large.

711

Largition

Lar‐gi″tion (?), [L. largitio, fr. largiri, p. p. largitus, to give bountifully.] The bestowment of a largess or gift.

712

Largo

‖Lar″go (?), a. & adv. [It., large, L. largus, See Large.] (Mus.) Slow or slowly; — more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn. — n. A move...

713

Lariat

Lar″i‐at (lăr″ĭ‐ăt), n. [Sp. la reata the rope; la the + reata rope. Cf. Reata.] A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; — used as a lasso fo...

714

Lariat (2)

Lar″i‐at (lăr″ĭ‐ăt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lariated; p. pr. & vb. n.Lariating.] To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch...

715

Larine

La″rine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Gull family (Laridæ).

716

Larixinic

Lar′ix‐in″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, or derived from, the larch (Larix); as, larixinic acid.

717

Lark

Lark (lärk), n. [Perh fr. AS. lāc play, sport. Cf. Lake, v. i.] A frolic; a jolly time. Dickens.

718

Lark (2)

Lark, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Larked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Larking.] To sport; to frolic.

719

Lark (3)

Lark, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. lāwerce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. lērahha, G. lerche, Sw. lärka, Dan. lerke, Icel. lævirki.] (Zoöl.) Any one numerous species o...

720

Lark (4)

Lark, v. i. To catch larks; as, to go larking.

721

Lark-colored

Lark″–col′ored (?), a. Having the sandy brown color of the European larks.

722

Lark's-heel

Lark's″–heel′ (?), n.(Bot.) Indian cress.

723

Larker

Lark″er (?), n. [See 3d Lark, for sense 1, and 1st Lark, for sense 2.] 1. A catcher of larks.2. One who indulges in a lark or frolic.

724

Larkspur

Lark″spur (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest lar...

725

Larmier

Lar″mi‐er (?), n. [F., fr. larme tear, drop, L. lacrima. See Lachrymose.] (Anat.) See Tearpit.

726

Laroid

La″roid (?), a. [Larus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the Gull family (Laridæ).

727

Larrikin

Lar″ri‐kin (?), n. [Cf. E. dial. larrikin a mischievous or frolicsome youth, larrick lively, careless, larack to trolic, to romp.] A rowdy street loafer; a rowdyish or noisy ill...

728

Larrup

Lar″rup (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Larruped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Larruping.] [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh, larp a ...

729

Larry

Lar″ry (?), n. Same as Lorry, or Lorrie.