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halter
1[ hawl-ter ]
noun
- a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.
- death by hanging.
- 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)
- to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.
- to hang (a person).
adjective
- (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
- 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
- one who stops.
halter
4[ hawl-ter ]
noun
- a person who halts, falters, or hesitates.
halter
/ ˈɔːə /
noun
- a rope or canvas headgear for a horse, usually with a rope for leading
- Also calledhalterneck a style of woman's top fastened behind the neck and waist, leaving the back and arms bare
- a rope having a noose for hanging a person
- death by hanging
verb
- to secure with a halter or put a halter on
- to hang (someone)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱ· adjective
- ܲ··ٱ adjective
- ܲ··ٱ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of halter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of halter1
Example Sentences
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.
She wore a white mini skirt, a sparkly white boa, and a powder blue halter top with matching cowboy boots.
I write down, “black halter top, belt, skirt ...” and then I go back to it.
In one, a woman in a see-through halter top is holding a machine gun.
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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