Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hi'er-our'gy, n. p. 626A sacred or holy work or worship. [Obs.] Waterland.Hĭg'gle, v. i. p. 626To carry provisions about and offer them for sale. 2. To chaffer; to be tedious and parsimonious in making a bargain. “A person accustomed to higgle about taps.” Jeffrey.Hig'gle-dy-pig'gle-dy, adv. p. 626In confusion; topsy-turvy. [Colloq.]Hĭg'gler, n. p. 626One who carries about provisions for sale. 2. One who is tedious and nice in bargaining.Hīgh, a. p. 626Elevated above any starting point for measurement, as a line, or surface; lifted or raised up; exalted; lofty; sublime; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high; and the like. 2. Regarded as…Hīgh, adv. p. 627In a high manner; to a great altitude; eminently; profoundly; powerfully. “He reasoned high.” Milton. Heaven and earth Shall high extol thy praises. Milton. ☞ High is extensively used in the…Hīgh, n. p. 627An elevated place; superior region; as, on high; from on high. On high. (a.) Aloud. [Obs.] Spenser. (b.) Aloft.Hīgh, v. t. p. 627To hie. [Obs.] Men must high them apace, and make haste. Holland.Hīgh, v. i. p. 627To rise; as, the sun higheth apace. [Obs.] Holland.High'-āimed, a. p. 627Having grand or lofty designs. “High-aimed hopes.” Crashaw.High'-blĕst, a. p. 627Supremely happy. Milton.High'-blōwn, a. p. 627Swelled much with wind; inflated, as with pride or conceit. Shak.High'-bôrn, a. p. 627Being of noble birth or extraction.High-bound', v. i. p. 627To bound or spring aloft.High'-brĕd, a. p. 627Bred in high life. Byron.High'-built, a. p. 627Of lofty structure. 2. Covered with a lofty edifice. The high-built elephant his castle rears. Creech.High'-chûrch, a. p. 627Inclined to magnify a particular form of church government or ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies; — more usually applied to such as attach the highest importance to the episcopal office and the…High'-chûrch'ism, n. p. 627The principles of the high-church party.High'-chûrch'man, n. p. 627One who holds high-church principles.High'-climb'ing, a. p. 627Climbing to a great height. 2. Difficult to be ascended. Milton.High'-cŏl'ored, a. p. 627Having a strong, deep, or glaring color. 2. Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; as, a high-colored description.High'-em-bōwĕd, a. p. 627Having lofty arches. “The high-embowed roof.” Milton.High'-fed, a. p. 627Pampered; fed luxuriously. Milton.High'-finished, a. p. 627Finished completely, or with great care.High'-flier, n. p. 627One who is extravagant in pretensions or manners. Swift.High'-flōwn, a. p. 627Elevated; swelled; proud. “High-flown hopes.” Denham. 2. Turgid; swelled; extravagant. “A high-flown hyperbole.” L'Estrange.High'-flighted, a. p. 627Elated. Young.High'-fly'ing, a. p. 627Extravagant in claims, opinions, or expectations. “High flying, arbitrary kings.” Dryden.High'gäte Rĕs'in p. 627A fossil gum-resin found in the tertiary clay at Highgate, England.High'-gō, n. p. 627A spree; a merry frolic. [Colloq. and low.]High'-gō'ing, a. p. 627Moving high; rolling in high waves. “The high-going sea.” Massinger.High'-grōwn, a. p. 627Considerably grown.High'-hand'ed, a. p. 627Overbearing; oppressive; violent; arbitrary.High'-heart'ed, a. p. 627Full of courage. Beau. & Fl.High'-heeled, a. p. 627Having high heels; as, a high-heeled shoe.High'-hung, a. p. 627Hung aloft; elevated. Dryden.High'land, n. p. 627Elevated land; a mountainous region.Hīgh'land-er, n. p. 627An inhabitant of highlands; especially of the Highlands of Scotland.High'land-ish, a. p. 627Characterized by high or mountainous land. Drummond.High'-lift, v. t. p. 627To lift or raise aloft. Cowper.High'-lived, a. p. 627Pertaining to high life. Goldsmith.High'-lōne, a. p. 627Entirely alone. [Obs.] Marston.High'-lōw, n. p. 627An ankle-boot; hence, sometimes, a cast name given to the wearer. Thackeray.High'ly, adv. p. 627In a high manner, or to a high degree.High'-men, n. pl. p. 627Loaded dice contrived so as invariably to turn up high numbers. Harrington.High'-mēt'tled, a. p. 627Having high spirit; ardent; full of fire; as, a high-mettled steed.High'-mind'ed, a. p. 627Proud; arrogant. Be not high-minded, but fear. Rom. xi. 20. 2. Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of, or pertaining to, elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous;—opposed to mean. “An…High'-mind'ed-ness, n. p. 627State of being high-minded.Hīgh'mōst, a. p. 627Highest. [Obs.] Shaks.High'-ness, n. p. 627The state of being high, in all its various senses. 2. A title of honor given to princes or other men of rank.High'-prĕss'ŭre, a. p. 627(Steam-eng.) Having or involving a pressure exceeding that of the atmosphere; or, in a more restricted sense, exceeding about fifty pounds on the square inch;—said of steam and steam-engines.…High'-priestship, n. p. 627Office of a high-priest.High'-sprīw'ep'ied, a. p. 627Possessed of noble or honorable principles. 2. Extravagant in notions of politics. Swift.High'-proof, a. p. 627Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits.High'-vālsæd, a. p. 627Elevated; raised aloft. 2. Raised or elated with great expectations or conceptions. Milton.High'-rēach'ing, a. p. 627Reaching to a great height. 2. Reaching upward. Milton. 3. Ambitious; aspiring. Shaks.High'-rĕd, a. p. 627Having a strong red color; deeply red. Boyle.High'-rōad, n. p. 627A highway; a much frequented or traveled road.High'-rō'pes, n. pl. p. 627Excitement; intense passion; as, a person is said to be on his high-ropes when he is greatly elevated or excited, especially by passion. [Low.] Grose.High'-sēa'soned, a. p. 627Enriched with spices or other seasoning.