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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63974" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63974" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> UP'PER, a. comp. from up. </p> 1. [[Higher]] in place as the upper lip the upper side of a thing. An upper story is a higher one the upper story is the highest. So the upper deck of a ship. 2. [[Superior]] in rank or dignity as the upper house of a legislature. <p> Upper hand, advantage superiority. </p> <p> Upper-works, in a ship, the parts above water when the ship is properly balanced for a voyage or that part which is above the main wale. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_191387" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_191387" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 14 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
UP'PER, a. comp. from up.
1. Higher in place as the upper lip the upper side of a thing. An upper story is a higher one the upper story is the highest. So the upper deck of a ship. 2. Superior in rank or dignity as the upper house of a legislature.
Upper hand, advantage superiority.
Upper-works, in a ship, the parts above water when the ship is properly balanced for a voyage or that part which is above the main wale.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( comp.) Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature.
(2): ( n.) The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
