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Definition of Highbred
1. a. Bred in high life; of pure blood.
Definition of Highbred
1. Adjective. (alternative form of high-bred) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Highbred
1. highborn [adj] - See also: highborn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Highbred
Literary usage of Highbred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Racing Calendar by National Hunt Committee, London (1879)
"Mr A. Coventry 3 7 to 4 each agst Gossip and highbred, and 6 to 1 agst the others.
A dead heat, highbred beaten three lengths. Deciding heat—Won by half a ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"When strayed from cult., the fls. become small and lose the markings characteristic
of the highbred pansies. A small-fld. field form, becoming common, ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"When strayed from cultivation, the flowers become small and lose the markings
characteristic of the highbred Pansies. A small - flowered field form, ..."
4. My Literary Life by Juliette Adam (1904)
"appearance, and was the perfect type of a highbred woman. ... Everything about
Madame d'Agoult was highbred; her appearance, her features, the manner in ..."
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