Higgledy-piggledy
Hig′gle‐dy–pig″gle‐dy (?), adv. In confusion; topsy-turvy. Johnson.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Higgler
Hig″gler (?), n. One who higgles.
High
High (?), v. i. [See Hie.] To hie.Men must high them apace, and make haste. Holland.
High (2)
High (?), a. [Compar.Higher (?); superl.Highest.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. heáh, h�h; akin to OS. h�h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h�h, G. hoch, Icel. h�r, Sw. hög, D...
High (3)
High (?), adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. “And reasoned high.“ Milton. “I c...
High (4)
High, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn...
High (5)
High (?), v. i. To rise; as, the sun higheth.
High five
High five. See Cinch (the game).
High priest
High″ priest′ (?). (Eccl.) A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood.
High steel
High steel. Steel containing a high percentage of carbon; high-carbon steel.
High-blown
High″–blown′ (?), a. Inflated, as with conceit.
High-bred
High″–bred′ (?), a. Bred in high life; of pure blood. Byron.
High-built
High″–built′ (?), a. Of lofty structure; tall. “High-built organs.” Tennyson.The high-built elephant his castle rears. Creech.
High-church
High″–church′ (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a.
High-churchism
High″–church′ism (?), n. The principles of the high-church party.
High-churchman
High″–church′man (?), n.; pl.-men (�). One who holds high-church principles.
High-churchman-ship
High″–church′man–ship, n. The state of being a high-churchman. J. H. Newman.
High-colored
High″–col′ored (?), a. 1. Having a strong, deep, or glaring color; flushed. Shak.2. Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; hence, exaggerated; as, high-colored description.
High-embowed
High″–em‐bowed ′ (?), a. Having lofty arches. “The high-embowed roof.” Milton.
High-fed
High″–fed′ (?), a. Pampered; fed luxuriously.
High-finished
High″–fin′ished (?), a. Finished with great care; polished.
High-flown
High″–flown′ (?), a. 1. Elevated; proud. “High-flown hopes.” Denham.2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language. M. Arnold.
High-flushed
High″–flushed′ (?), a. Elated. Young.
High-go
High″–go′ (?), n. A spree; a revel.
High-handed
High″–hand′ed (?), a. Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a high-handed act.
High-hearted
High″–heart′ed (?), a. Full of courage or nobleness; high-souled. — High″–heart′ed‐ness, n.
High-hoe
High″–hoe′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European green woodpecker or yaffle. [Written also high-hoo.]