breast-highadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌbrɛstˈhʌɪ/,

/ˈbrɛsthʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌbrɛstˈhaɪ/,

/ˈbrɛstˌhaɪ/

Forms: see breast n. and high adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., high adv.

Etymology: < breast n. + high adv.

A. adv.

1. At or to the height or level of the chest; so as to reach or cover the height of the chest.

ΘΚΠ

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

breast-highc1330

neck-high1628

breast height1688

mountain high1693

masthead high1821

shoulder-height1825

shoulder-high1837

thigh-high1844

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 536 Þat werk was arered brest-heiȝe.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 499 She pyghte the swerde thorow a plum-tre up to the hyltis so that hit stake faste, and hit stoode breste-hyghe.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xi. sig. V5^v The Riuer it selfe gaue way vnto her, so that she was streight breast high.

1678 Massacre in Irel. 8 They saw one like a Woman rise out of the River breast-high.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Parapet (Ital. in Masonry), a Wall or Balcony Breast-high, ranging about a Pillar, Tower, Steeple, or other Building.

1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon I. xxxv. 556 Some..wading breast high, reached the opposite bank.

2002 Mande Stud. 4 70 She stood in front of the man, with her arm raised breast-high.

2. Hunting. With reference to a scent: at such a level that the hounds go at a racing pace with their heads erect. Hence (with reference to a hound): at a racing pace with the head erect. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1781 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting ix. 130 The best scent..neither is above his [sc. the hound's] reach, nor is it necessary he should stoop for it. At such times, scent is said to lie breast high.

1873 R. E. Egerton-Warburton Hunting Songs (new ed.) 160 When we fly with a scent breast high, and a galloping fox before us.

1939 Country Life 18 Feb. 176/2 Hounds, running breast high and giving him [sc. a fox] no respite, relentlessly pressed him.

1952 J. I. Lloyd Come Hunting! iii. 161 Those days when the scent lay breast high and hounds raced on over hill and dale.

B. adj.

1. Reaching to or covering the chest; situated at the level of the chest.

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

1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 164 Part of the Battlement being Breast high.

1716 London Gaz. No. 5472/2 The Water was Breast high.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 207 The rider has a breast-high support ascending from his seat.

1967 R. Sutcliff Outcast xvii. 216 Never quite this lurid intensity of colour glowing in the breast-high furze and kindling the tawny levels to furnace gold.

2001 S. Heaney Electric Light 14 From a breast-high beam to the foot of the stable wall.

2. Forestry. With reference to the girth of a tree trunk: measured at breast height, usually 127.5 or 135 cm. See breast height adj.In early use perhaps simply a contextual use of sense B. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > having specific dimensions

breast-high1725

breast height1929

1725 J. Hammond Pract. Surveyor vii. 88 Let the Girth Breast high, be 6 Foot, and Length 40 Foot.

1832 Gardener's Mag. Aug. 440 (heading) Forest Trees from 10 ft. to 25 ft. high, and the Trunk measuring, breast-high, from 5 in. to 18 in. in Circumference.

1906 H. S. Graves Forest Mensuration ix. 111 The measurements usually taken are the diameter breast-high, diameter at each cross-cut inside and outside bark, stump height, length of each log, and the length of the top above the last cut.

2003 J. M. Taylor & H. M. Butterfield Tangible Memories iv. 144 The beautiful Blue Gum in front of the Emory Smith house south of Alamo was planted in about 1880 and measures more than 80 inches in trunk diameter breast high.

3. Hunting. Of a scent: lying at such a level that the hounds go at a racing pace with their heads erect. Also in figurative context. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1821 Yorks. Gaz. 14 Apr. The pack..was at full speed with a breast-high scent.

1922 G. Frankau Love Story A. Brunton i. 27 She heard a burst of hound-music.., knew that they were running a breast-high scent.

1965 Daily Tel. 24 Dec. 17/2 Running on a breast-high scent, they could even, if required, pick her out in a crowded town.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	breast-high
释义	breast-highadv.adj. Brit. /ˌbrɛstˈhʌɪ/, /ˈbrɛsthʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌbrɛstˈhaɪ/, /ˈbrɛstˌhaɪ/ Forms: see breast n. and high adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., high adv. Etymology: < breast n. + high adv. A. adv. 1. At or to the height or level of the chest; so as to reach or cover the height of the chest. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to specific height breast-highc1330 neck-high1628 breast height1688 mountain high1693 masthead high1821 shoulder-height1825 shoulder-high1837 thigh-high1844 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 536 Þat werk was arered brest-heiȝe. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 499 She pyghte the swerde thorow a plum-tre up to the hyltis so that hit stake faste, and hit stoode breste-hyghe. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xi. sig. V5^v The Riuer it selfe gaue way vnto her, so that she was streight breast high. 1678 Massacre in Irel. 8 They saw one like a Woman rise out of the River breast-high. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Parapet (Ital. in Masonry), a Wall or Balcony Breast-high, ranging about a Pillar, Tower, Steeple, or other Building. 1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon I. xxxv. 556 Some..wading breast high, reached the opposite bank. 2002 Mande Stud. 4 70 She stood in front of the man, with her arm raised breast-high. 2. Hunting. With reference to a scent: at such a level that the hounds go at a racing pace with their heads erect. Hence (with reference to a hound): at a racing pace with the head erect. Now rare. ΚΠ 1781 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting ix. 130 The best scent..neither is above his [sc. the hound's] reach, nor is it necessary he should stoop for it. At such times, scent is said to lie breast high. 1873 R. E. Egerton-Warburton Hunting Songs (new ed.) 160 When we fly with a scent breast high, and a galloping fox before us. 1939 Country Life 18 Feb. 176/2 Hounds, running breast high and giving him [sc. a fox] no respite, relentlessly pressed him. 1952 J. I. Lloyd Come Hunting! iii. 161 Those days when the scent lay breast high and hounds raced on over hill and dale. B. adj. 1. Reaching to or covering the chest; situated at the level of the chest. 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 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 164 Part of the Battlement being Breast high. 1716 London Gaz. No. 5472/2 The Water was Breast high. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 207 The rider has a breast-high support ascending from his seat. 1967 R. Sutcliff Outcast xvii. 216 Never quite this lurid intensity of colour glowing in the breast-high furze and kindling the tawny levels to furnace gold. 2001 S. Heaney Electric Light 14 From a breast-high beam to the foot of the stable wall. 2. Forestry. With reference to the girth of a tree trunk: measured at breast height, usually 127.5 or 135 cm. See breast height adj.In early use perhaps simply a contextual use of sense B. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > having specific dimensions breast-high1725 breast height1929 1725 J. Hammond Pract. Surveyor vii. 88 Let the Girth Breast high, be 6 Foot, and Length 40 Foot. 1832 Gardener's Mag. Aug. 440 (heading) Forest Trees from 10 ft. to 25 ft. high, and the Trunk measuring, breast-high, from 5 in. to 18 in. in Circumference. 1906 H. S. Graves Forest Mensuration ix. 111 The measurements usually taken are the diameter breast-high, diameter at each cross-cut inside and outside bark, stump height, length of each log, and the length of the top above the last cut. 2003 J. M. Taylor & H. M. Butterfield Tangible Memories iv. 144 The beautiful Blue Gum in front of the Emory Smith house south of Alamo was planted in about 1880 and measures more than 80 inches in trunk diameter breast high. 3. Hunting. Of a scent: lying at such a level that the hounds go at a racing pace with their heads erect. Also in figurative context. Now rare. ΚΠ 1821 Yorks. Gaz. 14 Apr. The pack..was at full speed with a breast-high scent. 1922 G. Frankau Love Story A. Brunton i. 27 She heard a burst of hound-music.., knew that they were running a breast-high scent. 1965 Daily Tel. 24 Dec. 17/2 Running on a breast-high scent, they could even, if required, pick her out in a crowded town. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.c1330
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