High-holder
High″–hold′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) The flicker; — called also high-hole.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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High-low
High″–low′ (?), n. A laced boot, ankle high.
High-mettled
High″–met′tled (?), a. Having abundance of mettle; ardent; full of fire; as, a high-mettled steed.
High-minded
High″–mind″ed (?), a. 1. Proud; arrogant.Be not high-minded, but fear. Rom. xi. 20.2. Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated principles and f...
High-mindedness
High″–mind′ed‐ness, n. The quality of being highminded; nobleness; magnanimity.
High-palmed
High″–palmed′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.
High-pressure
High″–pres′sure (?; 135), a. 1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; — said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engin...
High-priesthood
High″–priest′hood (?), n. The office, dignity, or position of a high priest.
High-priestship
High″–priest′ship, n. High-priesthood.
High-principled
High″–prin′ci‐pled (?), a. Possessed of noble or honorable principles.
High-proof
High″–proof′ (?), a. 1. Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits.2. So as to stand any test. “We are high-proof melancholy.” Shak.
High-raised
High″–raised′ (?), a. 1. Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.2. Elated with great ideas or hopes. Milton.
High-reaching
High″–reach′ing (?), a. Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring. Shak.
High-red
High″–red′ (?), a. Of a strong red color.
High-seasoned
High″–sea′soned (?), a. Enriched with spice and condiments; hence, exciting; piquant.
High-sighted
High″–sight′ed (?), a. Looking upward; supercilious. Shak.
High-souled
High″–souled′ (?), a. Having a high or noble spirit; honorable. E. Everett.
High-sounding
High″–sound′ing (?), a. Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
High-spirited
High″–spir′it‐ed (?), a. Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous; impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.
High-stepper
High″–step′per (?), n. A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a person having a proud bearing.
High-stomached
High″–stom′ached (?), a. Having a lofty spirit; haughty. Shak.
High-strung
High″–strung′ (?), a. Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.
High-swelling
High″–swell′ing (?), a. Inflated; boastful.
High-toned
High″–toned′ (?), a. 1. High in tone or sound.2. Elevated; high-principled; honorable.In whose high-toned impartial mindDegrees of mortal rank and stateSeem objects of indiffere...
High-top
High″–top′ (?), n. A ship's masthead. Shak.
High-wrought
High″–wrought′ (?), a. 1. Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. Pope.2. Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion. “A high-wrought flood.” Shak.
Highbinder
High″bind′er (?), n. A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese.