First impressions of the Big Bob

I've only looked up a couple things in the 2005 digital edition of Le Grand Robert, the French equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary's full edition. There is also a Petit Robert and a Robert Micro, but neither has quite the overwhelming power of the GR.

The book defines one hundred thousand words, which near twice the Petit Robert (60k words) and two and a half times the used Larousse Pratique I picked up in Paris. It's digital and it comes with its own software. I can double-click on any word and get its definition, complete with an OED-like source quotation and etymology. ( Dirty words in two languages below this cut. )

It's not all roses in this dico, however. I had to spin around a few times before I figured out that a chaudronnier is a coppersmith. It used circular definitions: a chaudronnier was one that worked in chaudronnerie, and a chaudronnerie is the place of business for a chaudronnier. Finally I found another word, dinanderie (brass utensils), which led to the more common word 'cuivre' (copper, brass). At least I learned some interesting stuff during the process, such as "cuivre rouge" is copper while "cuivre jaune" is brass.

Okay, more later. Ask questions if you'd like cuz I'd like it.