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Webster 1913 Edition

High-flown

High′-flownˊ

,

Adj.

1.

Elevated; proud.

“High-flown hopes.”

Denham.

2.

Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated;

as,

high-flown

language

.

M. Arnold.

Webster 1828 Edition

High-flown

HIGH-FLOWN

,

Adj.

Elevated; swelled; proud; as high-flown hopes.

1.

Turgid; swelled; extravagant; as a high-flown hyperbole.