- Highth
- Highth Highth (h[imac]th or h[imac]tth), n. Variant of {Height}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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highth — hight /hīt/ or highth /hīth/ noun Obsolete forms of ↑height • • • Main Entry: ↑high * * * highth «hytth, hyth», noun. Dialect. height. * * * highth obs. or dial. var. of height n., a., v.; var. f. hight n.2, Obs … Useful english dictionary
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drought — /drowt/, n. 1. a period of dry weather, esp. a long one that is injurious to crops. 2. an extended shortage: a drought of good writing. 3. Archaic. thirst. Also, drouth /drowth/. [bef. 1000; ME; OE drugath, equiv. to drug (base of dryge DRY) +… … Universalium
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height — [hīt] n. [< earlier highth < ME heighthe < OE hiehthu (akin to Goth hauhitha) < heah: see HIGH & TH1] 1. the topmost point of anything 2. the highest limit; greatest degree; extreme; climax; culmination [the height of absurdity] 3.… … English World dictionary
