6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in
relation to the palate, as (ve), (fd). See Guide to Pronunciation, ßß
10, 11.
High admiral, the chief admiral. -- High altar, the principal altar in
a church. -- High and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or
tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached. -- High and mighty
arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.] -- High art, art which deals with
lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style
avoiding all meretricious display. -- High bailiff, the chief bailiff.
-- High Church, ∧ Low Church, two ecclesiastical parties in the
Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The
high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and
hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to
baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal
ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in
worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many
instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church
school. See Broad Church. -- High constable (Law), a chief of
constabulary. See Constable, n., 2. -- High commission court,a court of
ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal
power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse of its powers
it was abolished in 1641. -- High day (Script.), a holy or feast day.
John xix. 31. -- High festival (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with
full ceremonial. -- High German, or High Dutch. See under German. --
High jinks, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry; wild sport.
[Colloq.] "All the high jinks of the county, when the lad comes of
age." F. Harrison. -- High latitude (Geog.), one designated by the
higher figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator. --
High life, life among the aristocracy or the rich. -- High liver, one
who indulges in a rich diet. -- High living, a feeding upon rich,
pampering food. -- High Mass. (R. C. Ch.) See under Mass. -- High
milling, a process of making flour from grain by several successive
grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. --
High noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian. -- High place
(Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. --
High priest. See in the Vocabulary. -- High relief. (Fine Arts) See
Alto-rilievo. -- High school. See under School. High seas (Law), the
open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any
particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the
coast line. Wharton. -- High steam, steam having a high pressure. --
High steward, the chief steward. -- High tea, tea with meats and extra
relishes. -- High tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water. --
High time. (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion. (b) A time of
great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. [Slang] -- High treason,
treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense.
See Treason.
It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply, seeing
that petty treason, as a distinct offense, has been abolished. Mozley &
W.
-- High water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also,
the time of such elevation. -- High-water mark. (a) That line of the
seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water. (b) A mark
showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of
fresh water, as in time of freshet. -- High-water shrub (Bot.), a
composite shrub (Iva frutescens), growing in salt marshes along the
Atlantic coast of the United States. -- High wine, distilled spirits
containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural. --
To be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self
loftily. [Colloq.] -- With a high hand. (a) With power; in force;
triumphantly. "The children of Israel went out with a high hand." Ex.
xiv. 8. (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. "They governed the
city with a high hand." Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Syn. -- Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious; proud;
violent; full; dear. See Tall.
High (?), adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude;
to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently;
powerfully. "And reasoned high." Milton. "I can not reach so high."
Shak.
High is extensively used in the formation of compound words, most of
which are of very obvious signification; as, high-aimed, high-arched,
high-aspiring, high-bearing, high-boasting, high-browed, high-crested,
high-crowned, high-designing, high-engendered, high-feeding,
high-flaming, high-flavored, high-gazing, high-heaped, high-heeled,
high-priced, high-reared, high-resolved, high-rigged, high-seated,
high-shouldered, high-soaring, high-towering, high-voiced, and the
like.
High and low, everywhere; in all supposable places; as, I hunted high
and low. [Colloq.]
High, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
heaven.