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Always looking upward; as, " high - sighted tyranny."- Shaks. High'-souled, a . Po e ing a high spirit; lofty minded; magnanimous; as, a high - souled woman. High'-sounding, a. Stilted; pompous; inflated with ostentation; noisy; pretentious; as, high - sounding language. High's pire, in Pennsylvania , a post-borough of Dauphin co., 6 m. S. E. of Harris burg, on Pennsylvania R. R. High'-spirited, a . Full of natural fire; vehement; easily excited; irascible; spunky; as, a high - spirited youth. -Bold; daring; insolent; boisterous; as, a high - spirited virago. High'-steward, n . In England, a great officer of state; as, the Lord High -Steward of the Household; also, the chief governing officer of a university or town; as, the High - steward of Oxford University. High'-stomached, (-stüm'akt,) a. Po e ing a proud, lofty, or independent spirit; obstinate; petulant. High-strung, a . Strung to a full tone; pitched to a high key; hence, high-spirited, proud, defiant, haughty; as, a high - strung horse. High'-swelling, a . Swelling greatly; boastful; bombastic; with inflation; as, high - swelling words. Hight, ( hit .) v. a. and n. ( imp . and pp . HIGHT.) To be called, named, or styled. (Used only in composition.) "Childe Harold, was he hight?"-Byron. High'-taper, n. ( Bot . ) See VERBASCUM. High'-tasted, a . Having a strong relish, or flavor; piquant; as, high - tasted game. Hightener, ( hit'n - r ,) n. He who, or that which, heightens. (R.) High'-tide, n . High-water; a tide that rises higher than an ordinary tide; a strong flood. - A holiday. High'tower, in Georgia , a post-village of Forsyth co. on the Etowah River, about 120 miles N.W. of Milledgeville. See ETOWAH. High'town, in Virginia , a post-office of Highland co. Hights'town, in New Jersey , a post-borough of Mercer co., on P. & H. and Penna. R. Rs. High'-viced ( vist ), a. Exce ively wicked; heinous; as, a " high - viced city." --Shaks. High'ville, in Penna . , a post-village of Lancaster co. High'-voiced, ( -voist , ) a . Having the voice pitched, in a high key; po e ing a loud tone of utterance. High'-water, is defined to be the utmost flow and greatest elevation of waters acted on by tidal influence; and it is also a term applied to the time of such elevation. The time of H. W. depends on the age of the moon, and is nearly always the same at any one place at the full of the moon. H. W. lasts about 15 to 20 minutes, after which time the tide begins to ebb. The method by which the time is found is as follows:- Add four fifths of the days of the moon's age, considering them as hours, to the time of H. W. at the full of the moon; and the sum thus obtained will be found to be the time of II . W. answering to the day in question. IMG:content-0580.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0581.png:[blocks in formation] Tallapoова со. Hilar, a . ( Bot . ) Pertaining to the hilum of a seed. Hila'rion, (St.,) the principal founder of Monachism in Palestine, was B. near Gaza, about A. D. 232. Sent to study at Alexandria, he was there converted to Christianity, when the fame of St. Anthony attracted him to the desert and made him a monk. He then returned to Palestine, gave away his property, and retired, still very young, into the desert. He founded several monasteries, lived the most austere life, and gained the highest reputation for sanctity and even for miraculous powers. He afterwards visited the regions of Egypt, Sicily, and Dalmatia, and D. in the isle of Cyprus, about 372. His Life was written by St. Jerome. Hilarious, a. Full of hilarity; gay; mirthful; merry; as, hilarious laughter.