Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In printing, descriptive of an engraving in relief, properly mounted, as high as the type about it.

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Examples

  • But in the fifth inning, when Mr. Wilson left a 0-1 pitch up in the strike zone, about letter-high, Mr. Renteria crushed it.

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  • After a casual throw to first to check Hobson, Guidry delivered a letter-high fastball, which Brohamer could only foul back into the stands.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • After a casual throw to first to check Hobson, Guidry delivered a letter-high fastball, which Brohamer could only foul back into the stands.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • The next pitch was a fastball letter-high that missed the outside corner of the plate.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • The next pitch was a fastball letter-high that missed the outside corner of the plate.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • The next pitch was a fastball letter-high that missed the outside corner of the plate.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • The next pitch was a fastball letter-high that missed the outside corner of the plate.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • The next pitch was a fastball letter-high that missed the outside corner of the plate.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • After a casual throw to first to check Hobson, Guidry delivered a letter-high fastball, which Brohamer could only foul back into the stands.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

  • After a casual throw to first to check Hobson, Guidry delivered a letter-high fastball, which Brohamer could only foul back into the stands.

    The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008

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