high flyingn.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ ˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪ ˈflaɪɪŋ/

Forms: see high adv. and flying n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., flying n.

Etymology: < high adv. + flying n.With sense 2 compare high-flying adj. 2, high-flyer n. 3a. In sense 3 after high-flyer n. 4a, high-flying adj. 3.

1. The action of flying at a great height.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > flight > [noun] > specific type of

tower1486

high flying1556

whirleryc1560

soaring1575

plane1622

soar1817

song flight1839

overflight1883

pursuit flight1930

pass1987

1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist sig. Bb5^v The eagles with their high flyeng mounte vp to the cloudes.

1614 S. Latham Falconry i. v. 21 I haue reclaimed an outragious vnstaied hawke;..shee hath falne cleane from her vpwardnesse and high flying.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xlv. 176 In the high flying of Falcons and Vultures.

1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i. at Acorarse The cruelty, and high flying of the Hawk.

1773 J. Campbell Treat. Mod. Faulconry 167 Their sport was all chacing, not high-flying, which lasted the poulting and partridging season.

1829 Farrier & Naturalist 1 Mar. 80 You must neither feed too hard nor fly too much, either drawing her down from her wonted gate and high flying.

1875 Appleton's Jrnl. 4 Sept. 301/2 In the majority of accidents from high-flying, it is not so much the mere elevation reached as the too careless and hasty mode of ascent and descent that does the mischief.

1941 B. Robertson I saw Eng. i. 12 The day was fine for high flying, but after several hours we came down into the clouds.

1999 Flying Dec. 73/1 The airplane [i.e. the B36TC] is likely seen most where there is a true and frequent need for high flying.

2. Grand intention or ambition; aspiration; the action of aiming high. Now usually: achievement, success, esp. in one's career.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > aspiration, ambition > [noun]

ambition1340

folebayrie1340

high flyinga1586

aspiration1609

ambitude1661

aspiringness1859

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xv. sig. Y8^v She sets foorth the liberty of his mind, the high flying of his thoughts.

1684 J. Dryden Epil. Princess of Cleves in Misc. Poems 297 Never was Man worse thought on for high-flying.

1849 Graham's Mag. Jan. 8/1 I can, indeed, promise no solid reading nor useful information..no deep-diving nor high-flying of any sort in all that follows.

1867 F. W. Robinson Christie's Faith I. vi. 291 I am inclined to think that, with all her money, all her position, all her high-flying,..I have a hold upon her.

1952 C. Day Lewis Grand Manner 11 There is no level, sustained high-flying about it.

1986 G. Bordman Amer. Musical Theatre (ed. 2) iii. 147 In his fiscal high-flying Oscar Hammerstein foreshadowed Ziegfeld.

2010 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 10 May Life has not been all high flying and easy triumph for Knight.

3. Chiefly derogatory. Belief in or advocacy of the authority and claims of the established church or state, esp. (in the early 18th cent.) support for the Church of England against dissenters. Also (with the and plural agreement): those holding such beliefs as a class. Cf. high-flyer n. 4a. Now historical and rare.

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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Anglicanism > High Church > [noun]

High Church1693

high flying1703

High-Churchship1720

High Churchism1765

High Churchmanship1818

High-Churchmanism1827

Laudisma1834

Anglo-Catholicism1838

Canterburianism1847

Laudianism1872

1703 Fox with Fire-brand Unkennell’d & Insnar’d 11 The Dissenters, who make such work with this canting word of High-flyers... By this High-flying, nothing else is understood by themselves.

1730 J. Swift Vindic. Ld. C—— 20 To read Pamphlets against Religion and High-flying.

1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 6/2 The Tories at last carried Emancipation in the face of King, Lords, Orangemen, and many of the high-flying of their own party.

2012 A. F. Parks William Parks v. 54 Samuel Johnson..quotes a passage from Swift, in which the dean connects high flying with papist sympathies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high flying
释义	high flyingn. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ ˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌhaɪ ˈflaɪɪŋ/ Forms: see high adv. and flying n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., flying n. Etymology: < high adv. + flying n.With sense 2 compare high-flying adj. 2, high-flyer n. 3a. In sense 3 after high-flyer n. 4a, high-flying adj. 3. 1. The action of flying at a great height. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > flight > [noun] > specific type of tower1486 high flying1556 whirleryc1560 soaring1575 plane1622 soar1817 song flight1839 overflight1883 pursuit flight1930 pass1987 1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist sig. Bb5^v The eagles with their high flyeng mounte vp to the cloudes. 1614 S. Latham Falconry i. v. 21 I haue reclaimed an outragious vnstaied hawke;..shee hath falne cleane from her vpwardnesse and high flying. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xlv. 176 In the high flying of Falcons and Vultures. 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i. at Acorarse The cruelty, and high flying of the Hawk. 1773 J. Campbell Treat. Mod. Faulconry 167 Their sport was all chacing, not high-flying, which lasted the poulting and partridging season. 1829 Farrier & Naturalist 1 Mar. 80 You must neither feed too hard nor fly too much, either drawing her down from her wonted gate and high flying. 1875 Appleton's Jrnl. 4 Sept. 301/2 In the majority of accidents from high-flying, it is not so much the mere elevation reached as the too careless and hasty mode of ascent and descent that does the mischief. 1941 B. Robertson I saw Eng. i. 12 The day was fine for high flying, but after several hours we came down into the clouds. 1999 Flying Dec. 73/1 The airplane [i.e. the B36TC] is likely seen most where there is a true and frequent need for high flying. 2. Grand intention or ambition; aspiration; the action of aiming high. Now usually: achievement, success, esp. in one's career. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > aspiration, ambition > [noun] ambition1340 folebayrie1340 high flyinga1586 aspiration1609 ambitude1661 aspiringness1859 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xv. sig. Y8^v She sets foorth the liberty of his mind, the high flying of his thoughts. 1684 J. Dryden Epil. Princess of Cleves in Misc. Poems 297 Never was Man worse thought on for high-flying. 1849 Graham's Mag. Jan. 8/1 I can, indeed, promise no solid reading nor useful information..no deep-diving nor high-flying of any sort in all that follows. 1867 F. W. Robinson Christie's Faith I. vi. 291 I am inclined to think that, with all her money, all her position, all her high-flying,..I have a hold upon her. 1952 C. Day Lewis Grand Manner 11 There is no level, sustained high-flying about it. 1986 G. Bordman Amer. Musical Theatre (ed. 2) iii. 147 In his fiscal high-flying Oscar Hammerstein foreshadowed Ziegfeld. 2010 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 10 May Life has not been all high flying and easy triumph for Knight. 3. Chiefly derogatory. Belief in or advocacy of the authority and claims of the established church or state, esp. (in the early 18th cent.) support for the Church of England against dissenters. Also (with the and plural agreement): those holding such beliefs as a class. Cf. high-flyer n. 4a. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Anglicanism > High Church > [noun] High Church1693 high flying1703 High-Churchship1720 High Churchism1765 High Churchmanship1818 High-Churchmanism1827 Laudisma1834 Anglo-Catholicism1838 Canterburianism1847 Laudianism1872 1703 Fox with Fire-brand Unkennell’d & Insnar’d 11 The Dissenters, who make such work with this canting word of High-flyers... By this High-flying, nothing else is understood by themselves. 1730 J. Swift Vindic. Ld. C—— 20 To read Pamphlets against Religion and High-flying. 1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 6/2 The Tories at last carried Emancipation in the face of King, Lords, Orangemen, and many of the high-flying of their own party. 2012 A. F. Parks William Parks v. 54 Samuel Johnson..quotes a passage from Swift, in which the dean connects high flying with papist sympathies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1556
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