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Definition of Head-in-the-clouds
1. Adjective. Guided by whim and fancy. "Flighty young girls"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Head-in-the-clouds
Literary usage of Head-in-the-clouds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel by Andrew Bruce Davidson (1893)
"The mighty cedar, burying its head in the clouds, is the proud king and his
powerful state, aspiring to a greatness that belongs to heaven. ..."
2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1899)
"A monument with its head in the clouds? Yes. For all nations in all times have
built monuments on their battlefields to keep green the memory of the ..."