half-sizeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈsʌɪz/,

/ˈhɑːfsʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈhæfˌsaɪz/

Etymology: < half adj. + size n.¹ Compare earlier half-sized adj.

A. adj.

That is half or approximately half the usual or full size.

ΘΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small of its kind > specific

guest-size1928

1746 W. Ellis Agric. Improv'd I. May ix. 40 The Crop will..be good for little,..and those Oats that are, will be perhaps but half ripe, half-size, and half in Quantity.

1823 Catal. Antiq. & Mod. Sculpt. J. Nollekins Models 21 Half-size Figure of a Draped Female.

1870 Philadelphia Photographer Feb. 42/1 A half-size camera and half-size tube will only reproduce a picture its original size.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 38/4 Around the blue squares are 20 half-size white quilted blocks to make the quilt an oblong.

1989 J. Barnes Hist. World in 10½ Chapters vii. 174 Much of the movie was shot after dark, with a half-size replica of the vessel poised to sink into a sea of ruckled black velvet.

2012 Time Out N.Y. 12 July 4/3 There are two half-size ‘quick start’ courts,..so the tots can practice their swings while you play.

B. n.

1. Something that is half or approximately half the usual or full size; a size which corresponds to half or approximately half the usual size.

1758 Universal Mag. Oct. 204/2 The Greeks built with bricks..of six several shapes, or, at least, sizes; three being the principal, and the rest as many exact half sizes.

a1763 J. Byrom Universal Eng. Short-hand (1767) 42 | may be put for th, when the adjoining Letter is of half-size only.

1827 Kaleidoscope 2 Oct. 110/3 (advt.) Violins, half-sizes and three quarters, Tenors.

1895 Shorthand & Typewriting Dec. 31/2 The phrase ‘Nature is not so kind’ was made into ‘Common sand was gone’,..due to a succession of clashes between half sizes and full sizes, and between thicks and thins.

1941 Hesperia 10 225 Up until this time specimens in half sizes were struck frequently; now there is an attempt to coin a quarter denomination.

1997 Athenian Agora 29 125 A series of large vessels, each holding about a chous, although there were also half sizes and miniatures.

2015 Record (Stockton, Calif.) (Nexis) 9 Oct. [She] began learning cello at 7: ‘I had to start on a half-size.’

2. A size that falls halfway between two full sizes on a scale; a thing, esp. an item of footwear, measured by a particular scale that includes whole numbers and halves.

1847 Pract. Mechanic & Engineer's Mag. Mar. 127/1 No. 1 of the needle wire, agrees with 18½ of the Birmingham wire guage [sic]... Sometimes half-sizes of both series are interpolated.

1854 Manch. Examiner & Times 2 Aug. 7/3 She had been sent..for three pairs of cloth boots, the sizes were to be 4, 4½ and 5. As Mrs. Rostran had no half-sizes she sent two pairs of five's and one of four's.

1869 Onward Jan. 41 Everything fitted..a trifle too tight, since I was a half-size bigger than the boy for whom they had been measured.

1903 J. F. Fraser Amer. at Work 201 When the American understood that a boot one size might be just a little bit too tight, and the next size just a little bit too loose,..he took to making half sizes.

1928 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 11 Jan. 6/6 (advt.) A wonderful collection of dresses... In Misses, Women's and half sizes.

1983 Irish Times 25 June (Weekend section) 3/7 A good shop assistant will ask you to try on the two full sizes nearest to your own and..place an order..for the half-size you require.

2005 M. Tullier Unoffic. Guide to landing Job v. 149 Try not to go down to 10 point..as the smaller size can..make the résumé look text heavy... Don't forget about the half sizes, too.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-size
释义	half-sizeadj.n. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈsʌɪz/, /ˈhɑːfsʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈhæfˌsaɪz/ Etymology: < half adj. + size n.¹ Compare earlier half-sized adj. A. adj. That is half or approximately half the usual or full size. ΘΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small of its kind > specific guest-size1928 1746 W. Ellis Agric. Improv'd I. May ix. 40 The Crop will..be good for little,..and those Oats that are, will be perhaps but half ripe, half-size, and half in Quantity. 1823 Catal. Antiq. & Mod. Sculpt. J. Nollekins Models 21 Half-size Figure of a Draped Female. 1870 Philadelphia Photographer Feb. 42/1 A half-size camera and half-size tube will only reproduce a picture its original size. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 38/4 Around the blue squares are 20 half-size white quilted blocks to make the quilt an oblong. 1989 J. Barnes Hist. World in 10½ Chapters vii. 174 Much of the movie was shot after dark, with a half-size replica of the vessel poised to sink into a sea of ruckled black velvet. 2012 Time Out N.Y. 12 July 4/3 There are two half-size ‘quick start’ courts,..so the tots can practice their swings while you play. B. n. 1. Something that is half or approximately half the usual or full size; a size which corresponds to half or approximately half the usual size. Π 1758 Universal Mag. Oct. 204/2 The Greeks built with bricks..of six several shapes, or, at least, sizes; three being the principal, and the rest as many exact half sizes. a1763 J. Byrom Universal Eng. Short-hand (1767) 42 \| may be put for th, when the adjoining Letter is of half-size only. 1827 Kaleidoscope 2 Oct. 110/3 (advt.) Violins, half-sizes and three quarters, Tenors. 1895 Shorthand & Typewriting Dec. 31/2 The phrase ‘Nature is not so kind’ was made into ‘Common sand was gone’,..due to a succession of clashes between half sizes and full sizes, and between thicks and thins. 1941 Hesperia 10 225 Up until this time specimens in half sizes were struck frequently; now there is an attempt to coin a quarter denomination. 1997 Athenian Agora 29 125 A series of large vessels, each holding about a chous, although there were also half sizes and miniatures. 2015 Record (Stockton, Calif.) (Nexis) 9 Oct. [She] began learning cello at 7: ‘I had to start on a half-size.’ 2. A size that falls halfway between two full sizes on a scale; a thing, esp. an item of footwear, measured by a particular scale that includes whole numbers and halves. Π 1847 Pract. Mechanic & Engineer's Mag. Mar. 127/1 No. 1 of the needle wire, agrees with 18½ of the Birmingham wire guage [sic]... Sometimes half-sizes of both series are interpolated. 1854 Manch. Examiner & Times 2 Aug. 7/3 She had been sent..for three pairs of cloth boots, the sizes were to be 4, 4½ and 5. As Mrs. Rostran had no half-sizes she sent two pairs of five's and one of four's. 1869 Onward Jan. 41 Everything fitted..a trifle too tight, since I was a half-size bigger than the boy for whom they had been measured. 1903 J. F. Fraser Amer. at Work 201 When the American understood that a boot one size might be just a little bit too tight, and the next size just a little bit too loose,..he took to making half sizes. 1928 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 11 Jan. 6/6 (advt.) A wonderful collection of dresses... In Misses, Women's and half sizes. 1983 Irish Times 25 June (Weekend section) 3/7 A good shop assistant will ask you to try on the two full sizes nearest to your own and..place an order..for the half-size you require. 2005 M. Tullier Unoffic. Guide to landing Job v. 149 Try not to go down to 10 point..as the smaller size can..make the résumé look text heavy... Don't forget about the half sizes, too. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.n.1746
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