Part 831

Luke i. 78.

-- The Most High, the Supreme Being; God.

High (?), v. i. To rise; as, the sun higheth. [Obs.]

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. [U. S.]

High"-blown` (?), a. Inflated, as with conceit.

High"born` (?), a. Of noble birth. Shak.

High"-bred` (?), a. Bred in high life; of pure blood. Byron.

High"-built` (?), a. Of lofty structure; tall. "High-built organs." Tennyson.

The high-built elephant his castle rears.

Creech.

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"-church`ism (?), n. The principles of the high-church party.

High"-church`man (?), n.; pl. -men (&?;). One who holds high-church principles.

High"-church`man-ship, n. The state of being a high-churchman. J. H. Newman.

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"-em*bowed ` (?), a. Having lofty arches. "The high-embowed roof." Milton.

High"er*ing (?), a. Rising higher; ascending.

In ever highering eagle circles.

Tennyson.

High`fa*lu"ting (?), n. [Perh. a corruption of highflighting.] High-flown, bombastic language. [Written also hifalutin.] [Jocular, U. S.] Lowell.

High"-fed` (?), a. Pampered; fed luxuriously.

High"-fin`ished (?), a. Finished with great care; polished.

High"fli`er (?), n. One who is extravagant in pretensions, opinions, or manners. Swift.

High"-flown` (?), a. 1. Elevated; proud. "High-flown hopes." Denham.

2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language. M. Arnold.

High"-flushed` (?), a. Elated. Young.

High"fly`ing (?), a. Extravagant in opinions or ambition. "Highflying, arbitrary kings." Dryden.