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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 called: halterneck.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

  • halterlike adjective
  • unhaltered adjective
  • unhaltering adjective
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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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