high-low

American  

[hahy-loh, hahy-loh] / ˈhaɪˈloʊ, ˈhaɪˌloʊ /

noun

1. a game of poker in which both high and low hands are eligible to win, the pot usually being split equally between the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand.

2. Also highlow an ankle-high, laced shoe.

3. Chiefly Bridge. a signal for one's partner to lead a suit, conveyed by playing a high card and then a lower card in that suit.

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adjective

1. having a hemline that is longer in the back than the front.

   high-low dresses; a high-low blouse.

Etymology

Origin of high-low

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

It was high ground, and many residents had evacuated there when the high-low siren had alerted them that a flood was coming.

From Literature

A high-low agreement with the Angels would ensure that Skaggs’ lawyers are paid and the family gets some money even if the jury denies them anything.

From Los Angeles Times

Meghan, a former actress on TV drama Suits, recently starred in a Netflix series in which she described her 'high-low' style approach to mixing designer and accessible fashion.

From BBC

Now most of the world’s distance runners do high-low training at least part of each year.

From Los Angeles Times

The shoot is enveloped in a fragrance as sweetly serious as Mori herself, who immediately gets L.A.’s love for the high-low — aesthetically and geographically — even though she’s just arrived.

From Los Angeles Times