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halter

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[ hawl-ter ]

noun

  1. a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
  2. a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.
  3. death by hanging.
  4. Also called halter top. a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upper back, and often the midriff bare.


verb (used with object)

  1. to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.
  2. to hang (a person).

adjective

  1. (of a garment) having a neckline consisting of a cord, strap, band, or the like that is attached to or forms part of the front of a backless and sleeveless bodice and extends around the neck:

    a halter dress.

halter

2

[ hal-ter ]

noun

plural halteres
  1. one of a pair of slender, club-shaped appendages on the hindmost body segment of a fly, serving to maintain its balance in flight.

halter

3

[ hawl-ter ]

noun

  1. one who stops.

halter

4

[ hawl-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who halts, falters, or hesitates.

halter

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a rope or canvas headgear for a horse, usually with a rope for leading
  2. Also calledhalterneck a style of woman's top fastened behind the neck and waist, leaving the back and arms bare
  3. a rope having a noose for hanging a person
  4. death by hanging
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to secure with a halter or put a halter on
  2. to hang (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of halter1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English æڳٱ; cognate with German Halfter

Origin of halter2

First recorded in 1820–25; from New Latin, special use of Latin 󲹱ŧ “handheld weight used in long jumps,” from Greek áŧ, derivative of áٳ󲹾 “to jump, leap,” akin to Latin ī with the same meaning; salient

Origin of halter3

Origin of halter4

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; halt 2, -er 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of halter1

Old English æڳٱ; related to Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch heliftra
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The comedian started off the night wearing a strapless metallic dress on the red carpet before switching to a halter neck silver sequined gown to kick the ceremony off.

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She wore a white mini skirt, a sparkly white boa, and a powder blue halter top with matching cowboy boots.

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I write down, “black halter top, belt, skirt ...” and then I go back to it.

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In one, a woman in a see-through halter top is holding a machine gun.

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Wearing a crisscross black halter top, she beamed while packing up her room to start her freshman year at Florida State University.

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