Part 833

High"-priest`hood (?), n. The office, dignity, or position of a high priest.

High"-priest`ship, n. High- priesthood.

High"-prin`ci*pled (?), a. Possessed of noble or honorable principles.

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` (?), a. 1. Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.

2. Elated with great ideas or hopes. Milton.

High"-reach`ing (?), a. Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring. Shak.

High"-red` (?), a. Of a strong red color.

High"road` (?), n. A highway; a much traveled or main road.

High"-sea`soned (?), a. Enriched with spice and condiments; hence, exciting; piquant.

High"-sight`ed (?), a. Looking upward; supercilious. Shak.

High"-souled` (?), a. Having a high or noble spirit; honorable. E. Everett.

High"-sound`ing (?), a. Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.

High"-spir`it*ed (?), a. Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous; impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.

High"-step`per (?), n. A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a person having a proud bearing. [Colloq.]

High"-stom`ached (?), a. Having a lofty spirit; haughty. [Obs.] Shak.

High"-strung` (?), a. Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.

High"-swell`ing (?), a. Inflated; boastful.

Hight (?), n. A variant of Height.

Hight (?), v. t. & i. [imp. Hight, Hot (&?;), p. p. Hight, Hote (&?;), Hoten (&?;). See Hote.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. htan to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also htte is called, was called; akin to G. heissen to call, be called, bid, Goth. haitan to call, in the passive, to be called.] 1. To be called or named. [Archaic & Poetic.]

In the form hight, it is used in a passive sense as a present, meaning is called or named, also as a preterite, was called or named. This form has also been used as a past participle. See Hote.

The great poet of Italy, That highte Dante.

Chaucer.

Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.

Surrey.

Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher. Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.

Longfellow.