half-ˈholidayn.

Forms: Also 1600s half-holyday.

†1. A day which is considered only half a holy day; a saint's day or holy day other than Sunday.

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1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Halfe holidaye, profestus.

1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 140 The fourth Commandement..concerneth the Sabbath and not halfe holidaies.

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†a. The half of a holy day (used for recreation).

b. The half (usually the latter half) of a working day, given up to recreation.

c. A day of which the latter half is taken as a holiday. Also attrib.

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a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 154 What a poore halfe-holyday, is Methusalems nine hundred yeares, to eternity?

1826 Mirror of Months in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1195 Half-holyday school-boys.

1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. v. 109 Who does not rejoice in the weekly half-holiday, wherever it is allowed?

1885 Manch. Examiner 20 Mar. 8/4 The Saturday half holiday was another ameliorative measure.

1898 N.E.D. at Half-holiday, Mod. Wednesday and Saturday are half-holidays.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2015).

单词	half-holiday
释义	half-ˈholidayn. Forms: Also 1600s half-holyday. †1. A day which is considered only half a holy day; a saint's day or holy day other than Sunday. ΚΠ 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Halfe holidaye, profestus. 1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 140 The fourth Commandement..concerneth the Sabbath and not halfe holidaies. 2. Thesaurus » Categories » †a. The half of a holy day (used for recreation). b. The half (usually the latter half) of a working day, given up to recreation. c. A day of which the latter half is taken as a holiday. Also attrib. ΚΠ a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 154 What a poore halfe-holyday, is Methusalems nine hundred yeares, to eternity? 1826 Mirror of Months in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1195 Half-holyday school-boys. 1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. v. 109 Who does not rejoice in the weekly half-holiday, wherever it is allowed? 1885 Manch. Examiner 20 Mar. 8/4 The Saturday half holiday was another ameliorative measure. 1898 N.E.D. at Half-holiday, Mod. Wednesday and Saturday are half-holidays. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2015). < n.1552
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