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[Eng. largehearted; ne .] The quality or state of being largehearted; magnanimity. large-lỹ, *large-lie, adv. [Eng. large; -ly.] 1. In a large, wide, or extensive manner; widely; extensively. 2. Abundantly; without sparing; bountifully, literally, freely. "Man feels the spur of pa ions and desires, And she gives largely more than he requires." Cowper: Hope , 56. 3. To a great extent; greatly. "An object of aversion with which contempt was largely mingled."-Macaulay: Eng. Hist ., ch. iv. IMG:content-0375.png:[blocks in formation] Ornith.: Gulls; a family of Gavise (Seabirds), commonly placed under a more comprehensive order Nat a to res (Swimmers). The bill is slender, much compre ed, and gradually bent; the nostrils are placed laterally in the bill; the wings are very long; the hind toe is small, elevated above the level of the ground, and not united by a web to the outer toos; the plumage is usually white and gray, the former predominating. Species exist on the coasts of most countries. The family is divided into three sub-families: Rhyncopine (Sci or-bills or Skimmers), Sternine (Terns), and Larine (True Gulls). la-ri-næ, s. pl . [Lat.lar(us); fem. pl. adj. suff. -ince.] Ornith.: True Gulls; a sub-family of Laride (q. v.). The bill is comparatively stout and curved, with a prominent angle on the lower and a swelling on the upper mandible; the wings are long and pointed; the feet powerful.