heigth

English

Noun

heigth (countable and uncountable, plural heigths)

  1. Obsolete form of height.
    • [a. 1560?], Leonard Digges, “The Second Kynde of Geometrie Called Planimetra”, in Leonard Digges, Thomas Digges, A Geometrical Practise, Named Pantometria, Diuided into Three Bookes, Longimetra, Planimetra and Stereometria, Containing Rules Manifolde for Mensuration of All Lines, Superficies and Solides: […], London: […] Henrie Bynneman, published 1571, →OCLC, signature [L.iv.], recto:
      Having accomplished the firſt part called Longimetra, contayning ſundrie rules to meaſure lẽgthes, breadthes, heigths, depthes, and diſtances: I thinke it meete novv to proceede to the ſeconde kynde named Planimetra, vvherein ye shall haue rules for the menſuration of all manner playne Figures, to knovv their contente ſuperficiall.
    • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XI.] A Discourse Anatomicall, of the Nature of Living Creatures, Part by Part, According to Their Particular Members.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 1st tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 345:
      A man Grovveth in heigth and length untill he be one and tvventie yeares of age: then beginneth he to ſpread and burniſh in ſquareneſſe.
    • 1603, Plutarch, “Of the Primitive or First Colde”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 998:
      [W]e ſee that the very aire it ſelfe is never conglaciate nor frozen, nor hardened, conſidering that miſts, fogs and clouds are no congealations, but onely gatherings and thickenings of a moiſt and vapourous aire: for the true aire indeed vvhich hath no vapour at all and is altogether drie, admitteth no ſuch refrigeration as may alter it to that degree and heigth.
    • 1603, [Thomas Dekker], 1603. The Wonderfull Yeare. […], London: […] by [J. Browne, Nicholas Ling, and John Smethwick for?] Thomas Creede, […], →OCLC, signature C3, recto:
      Night walks at the héeles of the day, and ſoꝛow enters (like a tauerne-bill) at the taile of our pleaſures: foꝛ in the Appenine heigth of this immoderate ioy and ſecuritie (that like Powles Steeple ouer-lookt the whole Citie) Behold, that miracle-woꝛker, who in one minute turnd our generall mourning to a generall mirth, does now againe in a moment alter that gladnes to ſhꝛikes ⁊ lamentation.
    • 1739 May 7, “Advertisements”, in The South-Carolina Gazette. […], number 286, Charleston, S.C., published 16 June 1739, page [2], column 2:
      The 3d named Jenkin James, a luſty young Fellow, about the ſame Heigth as Gaſtril, has a good freſh Complection, bred by trade a Taylor, but of late has been uſed to ſawing, talks very much Welſhly, and had on when he went away a coarſe red Coat and Waſtecoat, the Buttons and Button Holes of the Coat black
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