high-topadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪtɒp/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌtɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., top n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + top n.¹ Compare earlier high-topped adj.

A. adj. Now chiefly U.S.

1. That has a high top; high, tall.In quot. 1653 as part of an extended metaphor.

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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

1653 J. Howell German Diet sig. H2^v In the stemm of Mechelburg how many high-top Trees have flourisht.

1862 Wisconsin Farmer May 179/2 Will J.C.P. point out the paragraph in my note in the March No. recommending high top trees?

1887 Notes & Queries 29 Jan. 90/1 Miss Catus has climbed up the high top mount.

1922 B. Carman Later Poems 27 And the old enchantment falls On the blue-gray orchard walls And the purple high-top boles.

2013 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 13 June 1 It [sc. the strip mall] was purchased in foreclosure..along with a separate, 12,000-square-foot high-top building directly to the rear.

a. Designating a shoe or boot (now esp. a soft-soled sports shoe with a laced upper) that extends some distance above the wearer's ankle.

ΚΠ

1810 York Herald 31 Mar. Ribbed kerseymere breeches, with high-top boots.

1889 F. E. Willard Glimpses of Fifty Years iii. ii. 117 We had to follow after her, in our high-top boots.

1900 C. G. D. Roberts By Marshes of Minas 256 His feet were incased in high-top moccasins.

1955 F. O' Connor Wise Blood vii. 125 He wore hightop shoes and gray socks.

1973 Sunday Bull. (Philadelphia) 14 Oct. (Discover Suppl.) 4/2 Bob wore high-top sneakers and got barely enough protection.

1985 J. Simmons et al. My Adidas (song) in L. A. Stanley Rap: the Lyrics (1992) 273 I wear my Adidas when I rock the beat On stage, front page, every show I go It's Adidas on my feet, high top or low.

2012 G. McCleen Land of Decoration 78 She..wears high-top trainers with ankle socks; and has a spangly leotard.

b. gen. Designating any object, item of clothing, etc., the top section of which is unusually tall or long.

ΚΠ

1813 T. J. Dibdin Metrical Hist. Eng. II. ix. 120 In hard well fought fray, Tore their high-top-broad-bottom'd-brooms away.

1845 S. Judd Margaret i. vi. 35 The chairs were high-top, flat-back, heavy mahogany.

1872 Z. N. Morrell Flowers & Fruits from Wilderness xi. 129 He was dressed in elegant style..with a high-top silk hat.

1928 B. S. Aldrich Lantern in her Hand viii. 57 Regina Deal and her beau in the new high-top buggy.

1972 Pop. Mech. June 111/1 (caption) High-top carriers from Canadian National can carry eight autos each.

2005 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 15 Anna wears World butterfly high-top skirt..with Reve classic shirt.

B. n. Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. A high-top boot or shoe, (now) esp. a sports shoe. Usually in plural.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [noun] > types of

crakowc1367

veldskoen1822

lace-up1824

right1825

purrer1827

stitchdown shoe1840

clump-sole1879

high-top1895

low-tops1913

zip-up1942

peep-toe1947

Dr. Martens1969

waffle stomper1974

1895 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 23 Mar. 10/5 Ladies' shoes. 4 new styles each of High tops and Oxfords.

1917 United Mine Workers Jrnl. 15 Nov. 35 Aluminum soled shoes with leather top in men's and boys'; also High Tops for men.

1953 S. Bellow Adventures of Augie March ii. 23 She bought me a pair of winter hightops with a jack-knife on the side.

1989 Elle June 226/3 Asked to define thrash wear.., one devotee says, ‘It's the old clothes your brother wore when fixing the car. Ripped, Levi's shorts, old T-shirts, high tops.’

2010 N.Y. Mag. 3 May 24/2 Common teeters a bit because he's wearing one high-top and one low-top... He settles on the high-tops and ties the laces tight.

2. = high-top fade n. at Compounds.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > cut or cropped > for men

butch1939

crew cut1940

whitewall1957

fade1986

Philly fade1986

high-top fade1988

high-top1989

1989 Ebony Sept. 66/1 [He] says he's always worn an eccentric haircut... ‘Whether it was the “High Top”, “Angle” or “Gumby Cut”, they all attracted comments from friends and stares from the curious.’

1992 O. Goldsmith First Wives Club ii. xvi. 285 His hair was different. Instead of the Afro he had worn, it was in one of those new [printed hew] hairdos, a high-top.

1999 Evening Post (Bristol) 16 Sept. 8 When he was younger he had an almighty high-top hair cut.

2011 Wexford People (Nexis) 16 Feb. Chris, an only child whose dad is from the Caribbean, has a very distinctive look with a Will Smith high-top of ginger hair.

Compounds

high-top fade n. originally and chiefly U.S. a hairstyle, popular (originally among African Americans) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in which the sides and back of the head are closely cropped but the hair on the top of the head stands up in a tall block shape; cf. fade n.¹ Additions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > cut or cropped > for men

butch1939

crew cut1940

whitewall1957

fade1986

Philly fade1986

high-top fade1988

high-top1989

1988 ‘Salt-n-Pepa’ Shake your Thang in Salt with Deadly Pepa (Next Plateau Records PL-1011) (transcript of song) It's Friday night and I just got paid I'm checking out the fella with the high-top fade.

1989 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 1 Mar. d7/6 Now, about that haircut... He calls it the ‘Jersey Cut’ or ‘High-top Fade’, because his favorite rap music group, ‘Kid N' Play’, wears the same style, and that's what they call it.

1997 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Jan. g1 He still retains the right to his country-ness, accentuated by his Afro high-top fade.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 21 Mar. (Arts & Leisure section) 15/1 I had a high-top fade, but it was cool. It was the box cut, and then faded out on the sides.

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

单词	high-top
释义	high-topadj.n. Brit. /ˈhʌɪtɒp/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌtɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., top n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + top n.¹ Compare earlier high-topped adj. A. adj. Now chiefly U.S. 1. That has a high top; high, tall.In quot. 1653 as part of an extended metaphor. 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 1653 J. Howell German Diet sig. H2^v In the stemm of Mechelburg how many high-top Trees have flourisht. 1862 Wisconsin Farmer May 179/2 Will J.C.P. point out the paragraph in my note in the March No. recommending high top trees? 1887 Notes & Queries 29 Jan. 90/1 Miss Catus has climbed up the high top mount. 1922 B. Carman Later Poems 27 And the old enchantment falls On the blue-gray orchard walls And the purple high-top boles. 2013 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 13 June 1 It [sc. the strip mall] was purchased in foreclosure..along with a separate, 12,000-square-foot high-top building directly to the rear. 2. a. Designating a shoe or boot (now esp. a soft-soled sports shoe with a laced upper) that extends some distance above the wearer's ankle. ΚΠ 1810 York Herald 31 Mar. Ribbed kerseymere breeches, with high-top boots. 1889 F. E. Willard Glimpses of Fifty Years iii. ii. 117 We had to follow after her, in our high-top boots. 1900 C. G. D. Roberts By Marshes of Minas 256 His feet were incased in high-top moccasins. 1955 F. O' Connor Wise Blood vii. 125 He wore hightop shoes and gray socks. 1973 Sunday Bull. (Philadelphia) 14 Oct. (Discover Suppl.) 4/2 Bob wore high-top sneakers and got barely enough protection. 1985 J. Simmons et al. My Adidas (song) in L. A. Stanley Rap: the Lyrics (1992) 273 I wear my Adidas when I rock the beat On stage, front page, every show I go It's Adidas on my feet, high top or low. 2012 G. McCleen Land of Decoration 78 She..wears high-top trainers with ankle socks; and has a spangly leotard. b. gen. Designating any object, item of clothing, etc., the top section of which is unusually tall or long. ΚΠ 1813 T. J. Dibdin Metrical Hist. Eng. II. ix. 120 In hard well fought fray, Tore their high-top-broad-bottom'd-brooms away. 1845 S. Judd Margaret i. vi. 35 The chairs were high-top, flat-back, heavy mahogany. 1872 Z. N. Morrell Flowers & Fruits from Wilderness xi. 129 He was dressed in elegant style..with a high-top silk hat. 1928 B. S. Aldrich Lantern in her Hand viii. 57 Regina Deal and her beau in the new high-top buggy. 1972 Pop. Mech. June 111/1 (caption) High-top carriers from Canadian National can carry eight autos each. 2005 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 15 Anna wears World butterfly high-top skirt..with Reve classic shirt. B. n. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. A high-top boot or shoe, (now) esp. a sports shoe. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [noun] > types of crakowc1367 veldskoen1822 lace-up1824 right1825 purrer1827 stitchdown shoe1840 clump-sole1879 high-top1895 low-tops1913 zip-up1942 peep-toe1947 Dr. Martens1969 waffle stomper1974 1895 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 23 Mar. 10/5 Ladies' shoes. 4 new styles each of High tops and Oxfords. 1917 United Mine Workers Jrnl. 15 Nov. 35 Aluminum soled shoes with leather top in men's and boys'; also High Tops for men. 1953 S. Bellow Adventures of Augie March ii. 23 She bought me a pair of winter hightops with a jack-knife on the side. 1989 Elle June 226/3 Asked to define thrash wear.., one devotee says, ‘It's the old clothes your brother wore when fixing the car. Ripped, Levi's shorts, old T-shirts, high tops.’ 2010 N.Y. Mag. 3 May 24/2 Common teeters a bit because he's wearing one high-top and one low-top... He settles on the high-tops and ties the laces tight. 2. = high-top fade n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > cut or cropped > for men butch1939 crew cut1940 whitewall1957 fade1986 Philly fade1986 high-top fade1988 high-top1989 1989 Ebony Sept. 66/1 [He] says he's always worn an eccentric haircut... ‘Whether it was the “High Top”, “Angle” or “Gumby Cut”, they all attracted comments from friends and stares from the curious.’ 1992 O. Goldsmith First Wives Club ii. xvi. 285 His hair was different. Instead of the Afro he had worn, it was in one of those new [printed hew] hairdos, a high-top. 1999 Evening Post (Bristol) 16 Sept. 8 When he was younger he had an almighty high-top hair cut. 2011 Wexford People (Nexis) 16 Feb. Chris, an only child whose dad is from the Caribbean, has a very distinctive look with a Will Smith high-top of ginger hair. Compounds high-top fade n. originally and chiefly U.S. a hairstyle, popular (originally among African Americans) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, in which the sides and back of the head are closely cropped but the hair on the top of the head stands up in a tall block shape; cf. fade n.¹ Additions. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > cut or cropped > for men butch1939 crew cut1940 whitewall1957 fade1986 Philly fade1986 high-top fade1988 high-top1989 1988 ‘Salt-n-Pepa’ Shake your Thang in Salt with Deadly Pepa (Next Plateau Records PL-1011) (transcript of song) It's Friday night and I just got paid I'm checking out the fella with the high-top fade. 1989 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 1 Mar. d7/6 Now, about that haircut... He calls it the ‘Jersey Cut’ or ‘High-top Fade’, because his favorite rap music group, ‘Kid N' Play’, wears the same style, and that's what they call it. 1997 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Jan. g1 He still retains the right to his country-ness, accentuated by his Afro high-top fade. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 21 Mar. (Arts & Leisure section) 15/1 I had a high-top fade, but it was cool. It was the box cut, and then faded out on the sides. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1653
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