High-water
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Being or resembling highwaters, long pants with a noticeable gap between the hem and the top of the wearer's foot; hence, short.
"Their hair almost bounced, their braces flashed in the fluorescent light, and they had my sisters' permission to make comments about my “high-water” trousers."
Example
More examples"Their hair almost bounced, their braces flashed in the fluorescent light, and they had my sisters' permission to make comments about my “high-water” trousers."
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