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.