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.