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Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries , high / hī/ • adj. 1. of great vertical extent: the top of a high mountain the mast was higher than the tallest building in the city. ∎ (after a measu… subtropical high , subtropical high Surface high-pressure cells that are especially prominent and persistent over oceans at around 30° latitude. The anticyclones develo… High-ratio Flour , flour, high‐ratio Flour of very fine, uniform particle size, treated with chlorine to reduce the gluten strength. Used for making cakes, since it is… High Finance , high fi·nance • n. financial transactions involving large amounts of money. High-heeled Shoes , High-Heeled Shoes
Height was a central feature of seventeenth-century fashion. People accentuated their height with tall hairstyles, long flowing gow… ruffle , ruf·fle / ˈrəfəl/ • v. [tr.] 1. disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it: he ruffled her hair affectionat…
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