Haut
[әu]
Definition
(a.) Haughty.
Typist: Waldo
Examples
- She added, _sotto voce_: Pour assurer votre salut là-haut, on ferait bien de vous br?ler toute vive ici-bas. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I went to their church, where I was entertained with good music, the organ being accompanied with violins, haut-boys, flutes, clarinets, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Do you wis zo haut can be? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No, we did not wis zo haut can be. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I can seem to make light of his apprehensions, and look down _du haut de ma grandeur_ on his youthful ardour. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Edited by Ian