hightum
English
Noun
hightum (uncountable)
- (obsolete, slang) The most formal level of attire
- 1876, “Hightum, Tightum, and Scrub!”, in The Leisure Hour:
- One was of superfine material; in this she appeared among her "quality friends," and it went by the name of "Hightum."
- 1920, Benson, E. F., Queen Lucia:
- For one of Lucia's quaint ideas was to divide dresses into three classes, "Hightum," "Tightum" and "Scrub." "Hightum" was your very best dress […]
Synonyms
- full dress
- (for men) white tie
Coordinate terms
- tightum
- scrub