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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Hĭg'gler, n.p. 626One who carries about provisions for sale. 2. One who is tedious and nice in bargaining.
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. Hīgh, n.p. 627An elevated place; superior region; as, on high; from on high. On high. (a.) Aloud. [Obs.] Spenser. (b.) Aloft.
  5. Hīgh, v. t.p. 627To hie. [Obs.] Men must high them apace, and make haste. Holland.
  6. Hīgh, v. i.p. 627To rise; as, the sun higheth apace. [Obs.] Holland.
  7. High'-āimed, a.p. 627Having grand or lofty designs. “High-aimed hopes.” Crashaw.
  8. High'-blĕst, a.p. 627Supremely happy. Milton.
  9. High'-blōwn, a.p. 627Swelled much with wind; inflated, as with pride or conceit. Shak.
  10. High'-bôrn, a.p. 627Being of noble birth or extraction.
  11. High-bound', v. i.p. 627To bound or spring aloft.
  12. High'-brĕd, a.p. 627Bred in high life. Byron.
  13. High'-built, a.p. 627Of lofty structure. 2. Covered with a lofty edifice. The high-built elephant his castle rears. Creech.
  14. 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…
  15. High'-chûrch'ism, n.p. 627The principles of the high-church party.
  16. High'-chûrch'man, n.p. 627One who holds high-church principles.
  17. High'-climb'ing, a.p. 627Climbing to a great height. 2. Difficult to be ascended. Milton.
  18. High'-cŏl'ored, a.p. 627Having a strong, deep, or glaring color. 2. Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; as, a high-colored description.
  19. High'-em-bōwĕd, a.p. 627Having lofty arches. “The high-embowed roof.” Milton.
  20. High'-fed, a.p. 627Pampered; fed luxuriously. Milton.
  21. High'-finished, a.p. 627Finished completely, or with great care.
  22. High'-flier, n.p. 627One who is extravagant in pretensions or manners. Swift.
  23. High'-flōwn, a.p. 627Elevated; swelled; proud. “High-flown hopes.” Denham. 2. Turgid; swelled; extravagant. “A high-flown hyperbole.” L'Estrange.
  24. High'-flighted, a.p. 627Elated. Young.
  25. High'-fly'ing, a.p. 627Extravagant in claims, opinions, or expectations. “High flying, arbitrary kings.” Dryden.
  26. High'gäte Rĕs'inp. 627A fossil gum-resin found in the tertiary clay at Highgate, England.
  27. High'-gō, n.p. 627A spree; a merry frolic. [Colloq. and low.]
  28. High'-gō'ing, a.p. 627Moving high; rolling in high waves. “The high-going sea.” Massinger.
  29. High'-grōwn, a.p. 627Considerably grown.
  30. High'-hand'ed, a.p. 627Overbearing; oppressive; violent; arbitrary.
  31. High'-heart'ed, a.p. 627Full of courage. Beau. & Fl.
  32. High'-heeled, a.p. 627Having high heels; as, a high-heeled shoe.
  33. High'-hung, a.p. 627Hung aloft; elevated. Dryden.
  34. High'land, n.p. 627Elevated land; a mountainous region.
  35. Hīgh'land-er, n.p. 627An inhabitant of highlands; especially of the Highlands of Scotland.
  36. High'land-ish, a.p. 627Characterized by high or mountainous land. Drummond.
  37. High'-lift, v. t.p. 627To lift or raise aloft. Cowper.
  38. High'-lived, a.p. 627Pertaining to high life. Goldsmith.
  39. High'-lōne, a.p. 627Entirely alone. [Obs.] Marston.
  40. High'-lōw, n.p. 627An ankle-boot; hence, sometimes, a cast name given to the wearer. Thackeray.
  41. High'ly, adv.p. 627In a high manner, or to a high degree.
  42. High'-men, n. pl.p. 627Loaded dice contrived so as invariably to turn up high numbers. Harrington.
  43. High'-mēt'tled, a.p. 627Having high spirit; ardent; full of fire; as, a high-mettled steed.
  44. 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…
  45. High'-mind'ed-ness, n.p. 627State of being high-minded.
  46. Hīgh'mōst, a.p. 627Highest. [Obs.] Shaks.
  47. 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.
  48. 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.…
  49. High'-priestship, n.p. 627Office of a high-priest.
  50. High'-sprīw'ep'ied, a.p. 627Possessed of noble or honorable principles. 2. Extravagant in notions of politics. Swift.
  51. High'-proof, a.p. 627Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits.
  52. High'-vālsæd, a.p. 627Elevated; raised aloft. 2. Raised or elated with great expectations or conceptions. Milton.
  53. High'-rēach'ing, a.p. 627Reaching to a great height. 2. Reaching upward. Milton. 3. Ambitious; aspiring. Shaks.
  54. High'-rĕd, a.p. 627Having a strong red color; deeply red. Boyle.
  55. High'-rōad, n.p. 627A highway; a much frequented or traveled road.
  56. 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.
  57. High'-sēa'soned, a.p. 627Enriched with spices or other seasoning.
  58. High'-sight-ed, a.p. 627Always looking upward. Shaks.
  59. High'-sōuled, a.p. 627Having a high spirit. Everett.
  60. High'-sounding, a.p. 627Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.