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n.
An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.
n.
Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest.
n.
One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height.
a.
A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
n.
A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.
n.
A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.
v. t.
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
a.
Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height.
n.
A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower.
v. t.
To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint.
v. i.
To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
n.
That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.
n.
One who, or that which, heightens.
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hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the greatest height; the height of success or prosperity.
imp. & p. p.
of Heighten
n.
A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
n.
A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Heighten
a.
Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.
v.
To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.
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