upper tenđom

[Eng. upper; ten, and suff. -dom.] The higher or wealthier cla es; the upper ten. ( Slang. ) ŭp-pile', v. t. [Eng. up, and pile, v.] To pile or IMG:content-0315.png:[blocks in formation] "A green mountain variously uppiled ." Cole ridge: To a Young Friend. up'-pish, up'-Ish, a . [Eng. up ; -ish.] 1. Proud, arrogant. "She's upish and can't abide it." - Mrs. Trollope : Michael Armstrong , ch. iii. IMG:content-0316.png:[blocks in formation] (2) The newel of a staircase. *uprighteously (as up-rit-yŭs-lỹ), adv . [Eng. just and honorable manner. 2. Aiming to appear higher than one's true up , and righteously .] Righteously, uprightly; in a social position; putting on airs; stuck-up. 3. Tipsy. or to a peak. "Hils up peaking ." Stanyhurst: Virgil's Eneid , iii. 209. ŭp-pěr, a. & s. [A comparative from up (q. v.).] IMG:content-0317.png:[blocks in formation] Print.: The case used by compositors to hold capital letters, reference marks, and other le used type. [CASE (1), 8., II. 1.]