a. A Pent up; confined. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a.; comp. of Up. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior;
The upper hand,
Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.),
Upper case,
Upper covert (Zool.),
Upper deck (Naut.),
Upper leather,
Upper strake (Naut.),
Upper ten thousand,
Upper ten
Upper topsail (Naut.),
Upper works (Naut.),
Upper world.
n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Up, Upper; formed like aftermost. Cf. Upmost. ] Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost; supreme. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Upper ten + -dom. ] The highest class in society; the upper ten. See
v. t. To pile, or heap, up. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Up. ] Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority. [ Colloq. ] T. Brown. --
obs. imp. & p. p. of Uppluck. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To pull or pluck up. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]