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kiss-sky
kiss-sky adj.
Brit. 
/ˈkɪsskʌɪ/
, /ˈkɪsskʌɪ/U.S. /ˈkɪsˌskaɪ/
so high as to ‘kiss’ or touch the sky./ˈkɪsˌskaɪ/ΘΠ
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable
higheOE
steepOE
heaven-highOE
highlyOE
brentc1400
hightc1480
hichty1513
procere1542
tall1548
spiringa1552
towereda1552
tower-like1552
upstretched1563
airy1565
excelse1569
haughty1570
topless1589
lofty1590
procerous1599
kiss-sky1603
skyish1604
topful?1611
aspiringc1620
sky-high1622
hiddy1632
tiptoed1632
sublime1635
towering1638
soaring1687
mountain high1693
clamberinga1717
skied1730
towery1731
pyramidic1740
skyey1750
skyward1792
skyscraping1797
exulting1798
high-reaching1827
steepling1892
high-rise1964
hi1972
1603 E. Fairfax Eclogues iv Cypress with his kiss-sky tops.
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