HIGHMOST
High"most`, a.

Defn: Highest. [Obs.] Shak.

HIGHNESS
High"ness, n. Etym: [AS. heáhnes.]

1. The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.

2. A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness. Shak.

HIGH-PALMED
High"-palmed`, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.

HIGH-PRESSURE
High"-pres`sure, a.

1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; — said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.

2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life. High-pressure engine, an engine in which steam at high pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of the latter. See Steam engine.