Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

highlow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: high-low
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From high + low.

Inflected Forms

highlows (plural) high-low (alternative)

Questions

What does highlow mean?: 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.
Where does highlow come from?: From high + low.

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