Skyscraper
Pronunciation : Sky"scrap`er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.] (b) A very tall building. (c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang or Colloq.]
(a) (Naut.) (1) A skysail of a triangular form. [Rare] (2)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913