a. Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical;
n. Shape; build; form of structure;
a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form;
Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Shipbuilding) Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. See Clinker-built. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Naut.) Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See Lapstreak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
So vanished my cloud-built palace. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Naut.) Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of lofty structure; tall. “High-built organs.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
The high-built elephant his castle rears. Creech. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Having too many buildings;
a. Built at, in, or by the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]