uppermost

[Eng. upper, and most.] 1. Highest in place. ŭp-pish-ne , subst . [Eng. uppish; -ne .] The quality or state of being uppish; arrogance. *up-plow', v. t. [English up , and plow .] To plow up; to tear, as by plowing. "The up plowed heart, all rent and tore." G. Fletcher: Christ's Victory . *ŭp-pluck', v . t . [English up , and pluck .] To pluck, pull, or tear up. "And you sweet flow'rs, that in this garden grow, Yourselves uppluck'd would to his funeral hie." G. Fletcher: Christ's Triumph Over Death. ŭp-pricked', adj. [English up, and pricked.] Pricked up, erected, pointed. "His ears upprick'd." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis , 271. ŭp-prop', v . t . [Eng. up , and prop .] To prop up; to sustain by, or as by, a prop. "Himself he [elephant] upprops , on him relies." Donne: Progre of the Soul , s. 1. ŭp-put-ting, s. [Eng. up , and putting . ] Lodging; entertainment for man and beast. ( Scotch .) ŭp-rāişe', v . t . [Eng. up , and raise .] To raise up; to lift up. ( Lit. & fig.) "Our joy upraise ." -Milton : P. L. , ii. 372. *ŭp-rāiş-er, *up-reis-er, s. [English up , and raiser.] One who raises up or elevates. "The horn of myn heelth (var. reading, myn upreiser ); and my refute." - Wycliffe : 2 Kings xxii. 3.