Up"per (?), a.; comp. of Up. Being further up, literally or
figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like;
superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house
of a legislature.
The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To have the upper
hand, under Hand. Jowett (Thucyd.). — Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the
name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during
the Commonwealth. — Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's
cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. — Upper covert (Zoöl.), one
of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. — Upper
deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. — Upper
leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. — Upper
strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and
heavier than the other strakes. — Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated)
Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position
or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] — Upper topsail
(Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. — Upper works (Naut.), all
those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. —
Upper world. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth;
— in distinction from the underworld.
Up"per, n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
Up"per*most` (?), a. [From Up, Upper; formed like aftermost. Cf.
Upmost.] Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost;
supreme.
Whatever faction happens to be uppermost.
Swift.
Up`per*ten"dom (?), n. [Upper ten + -dom.] The highest class in
society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper. [Colloq.]
Up*pile" (?), v. t. To pile, or heap, up. Southey.
Up"pish (?), a. [From Up.] Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs
of superiority. [Colloq.] T. Brown. — Up"pish*ly, adv. [Colloq.] —
Up"pish*ness, n. [Colloq.]
Up*plight" (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of Uppluck.