high watern.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪ ˈˌwɔdər/,

/ˈhaɪ ˈˌwɑdər/

Forms: see high adj. and n.² and water n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., water n.

Etymology: < high adj. + water n. Compare Middle Dutch hoochwater high tide, high water levels more generally (Dutch hoogwater).The plural use in sense A. 2 is after trousers n., pants n., etc.

A. n.

1. = high tide n. 2a; the level of the water at a time of high tide. Also: a time when the stream of a river is deep or in spate; the state of a river at this time. Cf. low water n. 1.

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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > high

main floodc1303

full flooda1375

full sea1390

high water1422

full water1498

full tide1538

high tide1546

tide1570

headwater1594

young flood1611

pleni-tide1617

top of flood1867

1422 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 128 Þer is a commune Steyre..þe whiche is myscheuously broken and ryght perilous to þe peple þat comen þerto atte hye water or by nyght.

?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 14 (MED) From Seint Elenes to Chakkeshorde is half tide and a south moone makith high watir.

1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull f. cix^v The mariners must be sure of an high water, and a measurable winde, els they shall finde it an yll passage and perilous.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1537/2 The said pent being surrounded at euerie high water.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 17 It flowes, quarter floud, high water, or a still water.

1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iv. xxvi. 326 In 24 hours and allmost 52 minutes; which is..the time between the high water of one day and the high water of the day following.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 258 Put out to Sea..at High Water.

1791 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. I. 282 At high water the salmon comes within these yaires, and at low water is easily taken.

1831 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 121 379 The time of high water..[is noted] generally only to the nearest five minutes.

1860 All Year Round 18 Aug. 449 High water is never so high, and low water is never so low, at quadratures as at syzygies.

1884 Pop. Sci. Sept. 599 For two or three months of each year..the river is high, and this state of high water is tolerably uniform from year to year.

1912 L. J. Vance Destroying Angel xix 281 He should be able to catch the tide just as it was nearing high water.

1976 Field & Stream June 124/2 There was a time when I thought a worm was the way to go during high water. I still think so when the stream is muddy.

2009 U. McGovern & P. Jenner Lost Lore 273 The ground is covered at high water but sticks up at low water.

2. U.S. In plural. A pair of trousers with very (or unusually) short legs. Cf. sense B.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > other

whites1582

trouse1612

pantaloon1661

trousers1676

sherryvallies1778

Wellington trousers1809

panties1845

prolongations1849

pettiloons1851

overtrousers1852

churidar1880

continuation1883

high water1898

sponge bag trousers1900

sponge bag1911

pettibockers1917

hip-hugger1939

pink1942

suntan1943

samfu trousers1955

hipsters1958

low riders1966

Mao trousers1967

bumsters1993

1898 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos Tribune 18 Feb. (heading) A pair of ‘highwaters’.

1942 Collier's 15 Aug. 59/2 If their pants are highwaters and their sleeves three inches too short they're likely from Virginia.

1992 T. Davis 1959 (1993) 54 He dressed like a college kid, not like the slick pretty boys with their high-waters, tight black socks, and close-cut hair.

2003 T. Richards & E. Blehm P3 178 Balls is a pretty tall guy, and his snowboarding pants always look like high-waters.

B. adj.

U.S. Of an article of clothing, esp. trousers: of insufficient length; very (or unusually) short.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific length

foot-sideOE

sideOE

long-side1575

sidelong1575

nock-shorn1632

talarian1671

three-quarter1713

overknee1831

talaric1853

high water1856

ankle-length1876

long1882

hip-length1893

knee-length1895

thigh-length1895

fingertip1920

mid-calf1931

wrist-length1935

floor-length1939

cropped1954

waltz-length1958

two-thirds1963

calf-length1965

midi1968

1856 ‘M. Twain’ in Keokuk (Iowa) Sat. Post 1 Nov. 4/5 Then some soldiers with bob-tailed tin coats on (high water coats we used to call 'em in Keokuk.) come in; then some gals, (with high-water dresses on).

1902 C. L. Cullen More Ex-tank Tales 139 He was easy six foot two—wearing high water trousers and a jean suit and wide-brimmed, ten-cent straw hat.

1945 Life 23 July 31/1 Five feet tall, in a khaki shirt with corporal's stripes on the sleeve and tight GI pants turned up at the cuffs like ‘high-water’ britches.

1991 G. Burn Alma Cogan (1992) v. 91 Tight high-water pants that stopped several inches up the ankle.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Apr. ix. 11/1 And Mr. Rellie..favors tailored suits by Thom Browne, the designer known for high-water pants and shrunken jackets.

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

单词	high water
释义	high watern.adj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ ˈˌwɔdər/, /ˈhaɪ ˈˌwɑdər/ Forms: see high adj. and n.² and water n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., water n. Etymology: < high adj. + water n. Compare Middle Dutch hoochwater high tide, high water levels more generally (Dutch hoogwater).The plural use in sense A. 2 is after trousers n., pants n., etc. A. n. 1. = high tide n. 2a; the level of the water at a time of high tide. Also: a time when the stream of a river is deep or in spate; the state of a river at this time. Cf. low water n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > high main floodc1303 full flooda1375 full sea1390 high water1422 full water1498 full tide1538 high tide1546 tide1570 headwater1594 young flood1611 pleni-tide1617 top of flood1867 1422 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 128 Þer is a commune Steyre..þe whiche is myscheuously broken and ryght perilous to þe peple þat comen þerto atte hye water or by nyght. ?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 14 (MED) From Seint Elenes to Chakkeshorde is half tide and a south moone makith high watir. 1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull f. cix^v The mariners must be sure of an high water, and a measurable winde, els they shall finde it an yll passage and perilous. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1537/2 The said pent being surrounded at euerie high water. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 17 It flowes, quarter floud, high water, or a still water. 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iv. xxvi. 326 In 24 hours and allmost 52 minutes; which is..the time between the high water of one day and the high water of the day following. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 258 Put out to Sea..at High Water. 1791 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. I. 282 At high water the salmon comes within these yaires, and at low water is easily taken. 1831 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 121 379 The time of high water..[is noted] generally only to the nearest five minutes. 1860 All Year Round 18 Aug. 449 High water is never so high, and low water is never so low, at quadratures as at syzygies. 1884 Pop. Sci. Sept. 599 For two or three months of each year..the river is high, and this state of high water is tolerably uniform from year to year. 1912 L. J. Vance Destroying Angel xix 281 He should be able to catch the tide just as it was nearing high water. 1976 Field & Stream June 124/2 There was a time when I thought a worm was the way to go during high water. I still think so when the stream is muddy. 2009 U. McGovern & P. Jenner Lost Lore 273 The ground is covered at high water but sticks up at low water. 2. U.S. In plural. A pair of trousers with very (or unusually) short legs. Cf. sense B. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > other whites1582 trouse1612 pantaloon1661 trousers1676 sherryvallies1778 Wellington trousers1809 panties1845 prolongations1849 pettiloons1851 overtrousers1852 churidar1880 continuation1883 high water1898 sponge bag trousers1900 sponge bag1911 pettibockers1917 hip-hugger1939 pink1942 suntan1943 samfu trousers1955 hipsters1958 low riders1966 Mao trousers1967 bumsters1993 1898 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos Tribune 18 Feb. (heading) A pair of ‘highwaters’. 1942 Collier's 15 Aug. 59/2 If their pants are highwaters and their sleeves three inches too short they're likely from Virginia. 1992 T. Davis 1959 (1993) 54 He dressed like a college kid, not like the slick pretty boys with their high-waters, tight black socks, and close-cut hair. 2003 T. Richards & E. Blehm P3 178 Balls is a pretty tall guy, and his snowboarding pants always look like high-waters. B. adj. U.S. Of an article of clothing, esp. trousers: of insufficient length; very (or unusually) short. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific length foot-sideOE sideOE long-side1575 sidelong1575 nock-shorn1632 talarian1671 three-quarter1713 overknee1831 talaric1853 high water1856 ankle-length1876 long1882 hip-length1893 knee-length1895 thigh-length1895 fingertip1920 mid-calf1931 wrist-length1935 floor-length1939 cropped1954 waltz-length1958 two-thirds1963 calf-length1965 midi1968 1856 ‘M. Twain’ in Keokuk (Iowa) Sat. Post 1 Nov. 4/5 Then some soldiers with bob-tailed tin coats on (high water coats we used to call 'em in Keokuk.) come in; then some gals, (with high-water dresses on). 1902 C. L. Cullen More Ex-tank Tales 139 He was easy six foot two—wearing high water trousers and a jean suit and wide-brimmed, ten-cent straw hat. 1945 Life 23 July 31/1 Five feet tall, in a khaki shirt with corporal's stripes on the sleeve and tight GI pants turned up at the cuffs like ‘high-water’ britches. 1991 G. Burn Alma Cogan (1992) v. 91 Tight high-water pants that stopped several inches up the ankle. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Apr. ix. 11/1 And Mr. Rellie..favors tailored suits by Thom Browne, the designer known for high-water pants and shrunken jackets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1422
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