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Definition of High-stepped
1. Adjective. Having or moving with a high step. "A high-stepping horse"
Lexicographical Neighbors of High-stepped
Literary usage of High-stepped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"Presently a verdure-clad needle of stone, a thousand feet high, stepped out from
behind a corner, and mounted guard over the mysteries of the valley. ..."
2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"Presently, a verdure-clad needle of stone, a thousand feet high, stepped out from
behind a corner, and mounted guard over the ..."
3. Castles of the Morea by Kevin Andrews (2006)
"Flanking the gate on the northeast side, set slightly back from its facade, is
a tall, narrow tower with battering walls, built on two high stepped ..."
4. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1900)
"She strode firmly down the aisle, stopped at No. 3, then lightly and even gracefully
lifted one foot high, stepped over the door and the Squire's ..."
5. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British by Henry William Herbert (1857)
"Still, it is true that the best time-trotters have not the round, high-stepped
action, which is prized in carriage-horses, or parade horses for show, ..."
6. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British by Henry William Herbert (1857)
"Still, it is true that the best time-trotters have not the round, high-stepped
action, which is prized in carriage-horses, or parade horses for show, ..."
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