high toned

highmost 1. High in pitch; strong in sound. 2. High-principled; noble; proud; high-minded. ( Scott : Lord of the Isles , ii. 8.) high-top, s. 1. The masthead of a ship. "Vailing her high - top lower than her ribs." Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, i. 1. 2. A kind of sweet apple. high-towered, a . Containing or provided with high towers. ( Milton : P. R. , iii. 261.) high-towering, a. Rising or towering aloft. (Words worth: Excursion , bk. viii.) high-treason, s. Law : The highest kind of treason, that involving the deepest kind of criminality, to distinguish it from Petit-treason which was of a petty character. This latter term, however, has been abolished, and now in place of the term high-treason the simple term treason is generally employed. [TREASON.] high-voiced, a. Having a strong or loud voice or tone; high-toned. IMG:content-1169.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Reaching to a great height. 2. Reaching upward. 3. Aspiring, ambitious. "High-reaching Bucking ham." Shakesp.: Richard III., iv. 2.