high-setadj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪˈsɛt/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌsɛt/

Forms: see high adv. and set adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., set adj.¹

Etymology: < high adv. + set adj.¹

1. Placed or located in a high position; high above the ground or another point of reference.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective]

highOE

high-seta1382

sovereigna1425

airy1565

sublime?1567

haughty1570

supernal1599

aerial1608

upward1622

high-top1653

superincumbent1659

supern1703

highish1778

high-up1831

high-level1842

altitudinous1868

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxxix. 28 In stones he dwellith, and in heȝe sett scarri flintis [L. praeruptis silicibus] he bideth.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. cclxxxv^v/1 xv stappes or grees to ascende vp, to the Temple, by cause the Temple was hyghe set.

1669 J. G. tr. M. de Vulson Court of Curiositie 186 His eyes large, high-set, casting a lustre.

1696 W. Hope tr. J. de Solleysel Compl. Horseman i. ii. 10 Some Horses have it [sc. the tail] too high set, which maketh their buttocks appear poynted, and of the shape of a plum, which is very unbecomeing.

1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. v. 174 If the wrist [of the plough] is high set, the earth of the furrow will not touch the hinder part of the mold-board.

1886 Peterson's Mag. May 466/2 A toque..with a high-set crown and a double reversed brim.

1920 C. E. Bishop Flame of Forest 22 It was a simple white-washed edifice, with plain, greenish tinted, rather high set windows.

1955 Pop. Mech. July 174/2 An extension holder for matches proves useful..when lighting overhead candles and high-set sconces.

2004 Vanity Fair Sept. 266/2 Its headlights, high-set and slitty, were angled toward each other like a pair of accent marks.

2. Of superior quality, status, or character; having or characterized by high aspirations; elevated, aimed high. Now rare.In quot. 1597: characterized by an exaggerated display of dignity or self-importance.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective]

kindly1340

heroical?a1475

heroicc1550

high-set1597

fine1598

unbase1601

exalteda1616

noblea1616

spiritful1631

raised1662

high-toned1770

lofty1776

etherealized1846

upward1850

unsordid1857

high-tone1864

1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. iii. 7 He vaunts his voyce vpon an hyred stage, With high-set steps, and princely carriage.

1605 G. Chapman Al Fooles iii. sig. F2^v If she be amorous, are not you ielous? If she be high set, are not you taken downe?

a1625 Love's Pilgrimage in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Wks. (1701) VII. iii. iii. 60 Among so many high set Bloods there should be A Woman.

1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 54 What a penance must it be to his Spiritual and high-set Ear.

1775 M. S. Cooper Hist. Fanny Meadows II. lx. 117 Our Bliss was too high set for the feeble Chords of Mortality to support.

1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 54 Mr. and Mrs. Hunt seemed at present too high set for the dull conversation of business.

1804 Gleaner 1 194 Behold him in the raptures of those pure, those high set pleasures.

1837 Church of Eng. Mag. 25 Mar. 189/2 Thus we are most humbled when our desires are most high-set.

1883 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 141/1 His frame was bent under the burden of years and labors, but his spirit was high-set.

1983 P. Riley Tracks & Mineshafts 49 And all the high set objectives We read of in the whiteshell annals Are the dense centre of naught.

3. = high-pitched adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [adjective] > high

higha1393

high-pitched1597

high-set1603

high-pitch1614

high-tuned1623

high-toned1754

high-keyed1830

upper1843

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 395 We should fling away an harpe too high set.

1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xix. 1 Thy high-set song.

1773 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. I. iii. iii. 473 The tunes which the birds sing are very high set.

1894 D. Baptie Musical Scotl. 92 His sweet, mellow, high-set voice enabled him to take the highest part in many of the fine old English glees.

1908 W. C. Piercey Illustr. Bible Dict. 721/2 As a musical term, [ʻalāmôth] might denote either female or soprano voices or high-set instruments.

2009 J. Welch Choir Man ii. 29 Uncle Lloyd was a very large, very round man with a high-set voice.

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

单词	high-set
释义	high-setadj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈsɛt/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌsɛt/ Forms: see high adv. and set adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adv., set adj.¹ Etymology: < high adv. + set adj.¹ 1. Placed or located in a high position; high above the ground or another point of reference. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] highOE high-seta1382 sovereigna1425 airy1565 sublime?1567 haughty1570 supernal1599 aerial1608 upward1622 high-top1653 superincumbent1659 supern1703 highish1778 high-up1831 high-level1842 altitudinous1868 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxxix. 28 In stones he dwellith, and in heȝe sett scarri flintis [L. praeruptis silicibus] he bideth. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. cclxxxv^v/1 xv stappes or grees to ascende vp, to the Temple, by cause the Temple was hyghe set. 1669 J. G. tr. M. de Vulson Court of Curiositie 186 His eyes large, high-set, casting a lustre. 1696 W. Hope tr. J. de Solleysel Compl. Horseman i. ii. 10 Some Horses have it [sc. the tail] too high set, which maketh their buttocks appear poynted, and of the shape of a plum, which is very unbecomeing. 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. v. 174 If the wrist [of the plough] is high set, the earth of the furrow will not touch the hinder part of the mold-board. 1886 Peterson's Mag. May 466/2 A toque..with a high-set crown and a double reversed brim. 1920 C. E. Bishop Flame of Forest 22 It was a simple white-washed edifice, with plain, greenish tinted, rather high set windows. 1955 Pop. Mech. July 174/2 An extension holder for matches proves useful..when lighting overhead candles and high-set sconces. 2004 Vanity Fair Sept. 266/2 Its headlights, high-set and slitty, were angled toward each other like a pair of accent marks. 2. Of superior quality, status, or character; having or characterized by high aspirations; elevated, aimed high. Now rare.In quot. 1597: characterized by an exaggerated display of dignity or self-importance. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective] kindly1340 heroical?a1475 heroicc1550 high-set1597 fine1598 unbase1601 exalteda1616 noblea1616 spiritful1631 raised1662 high-toned1770 lofty1776 etherealized1846 upward1850 unsordid1857 high-tone1864 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. iii. 7 He vaunts his voyce vpon an hyred stage, With high-set steps, and princely carriage. 1605 G. Chapman Al Fooles iii. sig. F2^v If she be amorous, are not you ielous? If she be high set, are not you taken downe? a1625 Love's Pilgrimage in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Wks. (1701) VII. iii. iii. 60 Among so many high set Bloods there should be A Woman. 1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 54 What a penance must it be to his Spiritual and high-set Ear. 1775 M. S. Cooper Hist. Fanny Meadows II. lx. 117 Our Bliss was too high set for the feeble Chords of Mortality to support. 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 54 Mr. and Mrs. Hunt seemed at present too high set for the dull conversation of business. 1804 Gleaner 1 194 Behold him in the raptures of those pure, those high set pleasures. 1837 Church of Eng. Mag. 25 Mar. 189/2 Thus we are most humbled when our desires are most high-set. 1883 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 141/1 His frame was bent under the burden of years and labors, but his spirit was high-set. 1983 P. Riley Tracks & Mineshafts 49 And all the high set objectives We read of in the whiteshell annals Are the dense centre of naught. 3. = high-pitched adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [adjective] > high higha1393 high-pitched1597 high-set1603 high-pitch1614 high-tuned1623 high-toned1754 high-keyed1830 upper1843 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 395 We should fling away an harpe too high set. 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xix. 1 Thy high-set song. 1773 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. I. iii. iii. 473 The tunes which the birds sing are very high set. 1894 D. Baptie Musical Scotl. 92 His sweet, mellow, high-set voice enabled him to take the highest part in many of the fine old English glees. 1908 W. C. Piercey Illustr. Bible Dict. 721/2 As a musical term, [ʻalāmôth] might denote either female or soprano voices or high-set instruments. 2009 J. Welch Choir Man ii. 29 Uncle Lloyd was a very large, very round man with a high-set voice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1382
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