highlow
highlow noun: an article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
Noun
highlow (plural highlows)
- An article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
- He looks very odd, Clive thinks, very odd and very kind, and he looks like a gentleman, every inch of him:--not like Martin's father, who came to see his son lately in highlows, and a shocking bad hat, and actually flung coppers amongst the boys for a scramble.1954, William Makepeace Thackeray, edited by Arthur Pendennis Esq., The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, Chapter 6, Paragraph 5
Forms of highlow
| plural | highlows |
|---|---|
| alternative form | high-low |
Origin of highlow
From high + low.
Questions about highlow
- What does highlow mean?
- Highlow means an article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
- What part of speech is highlow?
- Highlow is a noun.
- What is the plural of highlow?
- The plural of highlow is highlows.
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