nose-highadj.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊzˈhʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzˈhaɪ/

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

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

Etymology: < nose n. + high adj.With sense 2 compare with one's nose in the air at nose n. Phrases 3g. With sense 3 compare earlier nose-up adj.

1. Rising or reaching as high as a person's nose.Formerly common with reference to the flames of a fire.

ΘΚΠ

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

nose-high1567

navel high1663

breast-high1679

ankle-high1681

shoulder-high1837

thigh-high1894

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Eij In hote August a nosehighe fyer Wil do the as much good.

1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 110 About the Cock's crowing, made their fires nose-high.

a1704 T. Brown Fable of Satyr & Traveller in Wks. (1715) IV. 101 A Fire Nose-high he made him strait, Show'd him his Elbow-Chair of State And near the Chimney seated.

2001 Post & Courier (Charlottesville, South Carolina) (Nexis) 18 July d1 Doughnuts..bobble by on a conveyor that's about nose-high to an 8-year-old.

2. colloquial. Haughty, disdainful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

1939 A. M. Aurand Quaint Idioms & Expressions of Pennsylvania Germans 25 She is one of those nose-high people (snobby).

1960 Amer. Hist. Rev. 65 933 The Bull Moose Progressives..had a certain nose-high, do-gooder attitude toward the city masses.

3. Aeronautics and Astronautics. = nose-up adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [adjective] > tail-down or nose-up

cabré1913

nose-up1933

nose-high1975

1975 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 10 Mar. 49/2 These maneuvers increased in severity until the aircraft assumed a final nose-high attitude.

1981 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 1/2 A second ‘de-orbit burn’ three minutes later jockeyed the craft into a nose-high position for re-entry.

1992 Pilot July 22/1 The nose-high attitude required..is surprisingly high for a tri-gear aeroplane.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nose-high
释义	nose-highadj. Brit. /ˌnəʊzˈhʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˈhaɪ/ Forms: see nose n. and high adj. and n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., high adj. Etymology: < nose n. + high adj.With sense 2 compare with one's nose in the air at nose n. Phrases 3g. With sense 3 compare earlier nose-up adj. 1. Rising or reaching as high as a person's nose.Formerly common with reference to the flames of a fire. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > specific height nose-high1567 navel high1663 breast-high1679 ankle-high1681 shoulder-high1837 thigh-high1894 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Eij In hote August a nosehighe fyer Wil do the as much good. 1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 110 About the Cock's crowing, made their fires nose-high. a1704 T. Brown Fable of Satyr & Traveller in Wks. (1715) IV. 101 A Fire Nose-high he made him strait, Show'd him his Elbow-Chair of State And near the Chimney seated. 2001 Post & Courier (Charlottesville, South Carolina) (Nexis) 18 July d1 Doughnuts..bobble by on a conveyor that's about nose-high to an 8-year-old. 2. colloquial. Haughty, disdainful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 1939 A. M. Aurand Quaint Idioms & Expressions of Pennsylvania Germans 25 She is one of those nose-high people (snobby). 1960 Amer. Hist. Rev. 65 933 The Bull Moose Progressives..had a certain nose-high, do-gooder attitude toward the city masses. 3. Aeronautics and Astronautics. = nose-up adj. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [adjective] > tail-down or nose-up cabré1913 nose-up1933 nose-high1975 1975 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 10 Mar. 49/2 These maneuvers increased in severity until the aircraft assumed a final nose-high attitude. 1981 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 1/2 A second ‘de-orbit burn’ three minutes later jockeyed the craft into a nose-high position for re-entry. 1992 Pilot July 22/1 The nose-high attitude required..is surprisingly high for a tri-gear aeroplane. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567
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