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at half mast

1. A position at or near the middle of a mast or staff; esp. the position of a flag lowered to a point some way below the top of its staff as a mark of respect for the dead. Frequently in at half mast.In the United States half-staff is now the more usual term (see half-staff n. 2). Both terms are common in Canadian English.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > lack of height > low or level with the ground [phrase] > at half usual height

at half-mast1626

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > half or half height of

half-mast1626

1800 Washingtoniana 167 The vessels in the harbor hoisted colors at half mast.

1843 Kendall's Expositor 3 463/2 The procession went on board the steamer, the colors being lowered to half mast.

1917 R. J. Snell Eskimo Robinson Crusoe xviii. 137 Furling his sail to half-mast, he drifted leisurely along.

1968 J. Fetterman in J. E. Lewis Mammoth Bk. War Correspondents (2001) 518 The postmistress..lowered the flag of the tiny fourth-class post office to half mast.

2010 R. Morris Lighting Out for Territory v. 146 Thirty thousand mourners filed past his coffin while flags across the city flew at half-mast.

extracted from half-mastadv.n.adj.

at half mast

2. colloquial. Esp. with reference to clothing: a position lower, or a length shorter, than is considered normal. Frequently with reference to trousers worn with the legs rolled or hitched up, or sitting on the body below the waistline. Chiefly in at half mast.

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1882 Westville (Indiana) Indicator 20 May Tryagain..hung his trousers at half-mast, and proceeded (carefully) to explore the unknown depths before him.

1940 L. A. G. Strong Sun on Water 139 With his trousers at half-mast.

1966 Listener 10 Feb. 210/1 Its [sc. a dog's] tail at half-mast.

1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay xxii. 259 With dirt under his fingernails, the zipper on his fly always riding at half-mast, he's..irascible.

2006 Financial Times 16 Nov. 19/2 Shirts had come untucked. Tie knots were at half-mast.

extracted from half-mastadv.n.adj.

at half mast

3. colloquial. With reference to the penis: the state of being partially erect. Chiefly in at half mast.

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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > erection

elevation1543

erection1594

tentigoa1603

Jack1604

stand1608

surgation1688

cockstandc1890

hard-on1898

hard1927

boner1936

hard up1937

bone-on1969

morning-glory1985

1971 R. Rex Big Screen, Little Screen 105 As MacLaine goes to bed with the pilot to escape being raped by the sultan, whom she thought was impotent, she yells, ‘I thought you said he was at half-mast!’

1982 C. Bukowski Ham on Rye xxvii. 120 He only had half a hard...‘You're chicken! All that meat and it's only at half-mast!’

1986 C. Steiner When Man loves Woman v. 46 Men tend to feel that such a ‘half mast’ isn't worthy of a woman's attention, but they are mistaken.

2006 J. Travis Dust of Autumn iii. 26 He noticed he was at half-mast and slowly rising.

extracted from half-mastadv.n.adj.

as lemmas

单词	at half mast
释义	> as lemmas at half mast 1. A position at or near the middle of a mast or staff; esp. the position of a flag lowered to a point some way below the top of its staff as a mark of respect for the dead. Frequently in at half mast.In the United States half-staff is now the more usual term (see half-staff n. 2). Both terms are common in Canadian English. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > lack of height > low or level with the ground [phrase] > at half usual height at half-mast1626 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > half or half height of half-mast1626 1800 Washingtoniana 167 The vessels in the harbor hoisted colors at half mast. 1843 Kendall's Expositor 3 463/2 The procession went on board the steamer, the colors being lowered to half mast. 1917 R. J. Snell Eskimo Robinson Crusoe xviii. 137 Furling his sail to half-mast, he drifted leisurely along. 1968 J. Fetterman in J. E. Lewis Mammoth Bk. War Correspondents (2001) 518 The postmistress..lowered the flag of the tiny fourth-class post office to half mast. 2010 R. Morris Lighting Out for Territory v. 146 Thirty thousand mourners filed past his coffin while flags across the city flew at half-mast. extracted from half-mastadv.n.adj. at half mast 2. colloquial. Esp. with reference to clothing: a position lower, or a length shorter, than is considered normal. Frequently with reference to trousers worn with the legs rolled or hitched up, or sitting on the body below the waistline. Chiefly in at half mast. ΚΠ 1882 Westville (Indiana) Indicator 20 May Tryagain..hung his trousers at half-mast, and proceeded (carefully) to explore the unknown depths before him. 1940 L. A. G. Strong Sun on Water 139 With his trousers at half-mast. 1966 Listener 10 Feb. 210/1 Its [sc. a dog's] tail at half-mast. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay xxii. 259 With dirt under his fingernails, the zipper on his fly always riding at half-mast, he's..irascible. 2006 Financial Times 16 Nov. 19/2 Shirts had come untucked. Tie knots were at half-mast. extracted from half-mastadv.n.adj. at half mast 3. colloquial. With reference to the penis: the state of being partially erect. Chiefly in at half mast. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > erection elevation1543 erection1594 tentigoa1603 Jack1604 stand1608 surgation1688 cockstandc1890 hard-on1898 hard1927 boner1936 hard up1937 bone-on1969 morning-glory1985 1971 R. Rex Big Screen, Little Screen 105 As MacLaine goes to bed with the pilot to escape being raped by the sultan, whom she thought was impotent, she yells, ‘I thought you said he was at half-mast!’ 1982 C. Bukowski Ham on Rye xxvii. 120 He only had half a hard...‘You're chicken! All that meat and it's only at half-mast!’ 1986 C. Steiner When Man loves Woman v. 46 Men tend to feel that such a ‘half mast’ isn't worthy of a woman's attention, but they are mistaken. 2006 J. Travis Dust of Autumn iii. 26 He noticed he was at half-mast and slowly rising. extracted from half-mastadv.n.adj. < as lemmas
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