highmostadj.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌmoʊst/

Forms: see high adj. and n.² and -most suffix

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < high adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier lowmost adj. and upmost adj. Compare also highermost adj.

Now chiefly archaic or Scottish.

= highest adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > highest

highestOE

highmost1578

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lvi. 218 A couple of Oliue berries,..whereof the highmost [Du. die opperste] is the smaller, fuller, and harder.

1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 38 Yellow banner he shewd, three Cheurons blacke An English Lion on the highmost stake.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets vii. sig. B2 From high-most pich with wery car, Like feeble age he reeleth from the day.

1671 E. Stillingfleet Disc. Idolatry 42 The highmost and excellent Princesse Elizabeth late Queen of Englond.

1758 Jrnls. House of Commons 9 June (1762) 28 294/2 In the highmost Mill there is only One Miller.

1779 J. Perry tr. Voltaire Misc. 135 Following Vade's great and magic song, A seat in Genius' highmost dome acquire.

1835 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 421/2 Quiz every one not present, from highmost peer to peasant.

1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 323 Tha'll fin it i' t'farrest corner o't heighmost shelf.

1906 P. E. Mighels Chatwit x. 146 She and they swept suddenly in view and took up their stand on the highmost peak of granite.

1998 J. M. Shafritz Internat. Encycl. Public Policy & Admin. 215 The Whigs..were reluctant to act on the report: its cousinhood had long treated the highmost civil service as its own peculiar province.

2003 D. Purves Jade Lute (SCOTS) Cauld sunlicht glents On the heichmaist peak.

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

单词	highmost
释义	highmostadj. Brit. /ˈhʌɪməʊst/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌmoʊst/ Forms: see high adj. and n.² and -most suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < high adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier lowmost adj. and upmost adj. Compare also highermost adj. Now chiefly archaic or Scottish. = highest adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > highest highestOE highmost1578 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lvi. 218 A couple of Oliue berries,..whereof the highmost [Du. die opperste] is the smaller, fuller, and harder. 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 38 Yellow banner he shewd, three Cheurons blacke An English Lion on the highmost stake. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets vii. sig. B2 From high-most pich with wery car, Like feeble age he reeleth from the day. 1671 E. Stillingfleet Disc. Idolatry 42 The highmost and excellent Princesse Elizabeth late Queen of Englond. 1758 Jrnls. House of Commons 9 June (1762) 28 294/2 In the highmost Mill there is only One Miller. 1779 J. Perry tr. Voltaire Misc. 135 Following Vade's great and magic song, A seat in Genius' highmost dome acquire. 1835 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 421/2 Quiz every one not present, from highmost peer to peasant. 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 323 Tha'll fin it i' t'farrest corner o't heighmost shelf. 1906 P. E. Mighels Chatwit x. 146 She and they swept suddenly in view and took up their stand on the highmost peak of granite. 1998 J. M. Shafritz Internat. Encycl. Public Policy & Admin. 215 The Whigs..were reluctant to act on the report: its cousinhood had long treated the highmost civil service as its own peculiar province. 2003 D. Purves Jade Lute (SCOTS) Cauld sunlicht glents On the heichmaist peak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578
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