left halfn.

Brit.

/ˌlɛft ˈhɑːf/, U.S.

/ˈlɛft ˌhæf/

Forms: see left adj.¹, n., and adv. and half n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: left adj.¹, half n.

Etymology: < left adj.¹ + half n. Compare left side n.Compare Old English sēo winstre healf (compare variant reading in quot. c1225 at sense 1 and winster adj.).

†1. The side or region that lies immediately to the left of a person or other object of reference. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 67 He setteð þe synfulle on his lifthalf.

a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 141 Þer stod a richt halue and a luft alse an castel wal.

c1225 ( Ælfric Gram. (Worcester) 225 Sinistrorsum on lufthalue [OE St. John's Oxf. on ða wynstran healfe.]

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxv. 41 The kyng shal seie and to hem, that shulen be on his left half [L. a sinistris], Depart fro me, ȝee cursid, in to euerlastynge fijr.

c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. ii. l. 7 ‘Loke on þe lufthond,’ quod heo... I lokede on þe luft half as þe ladi me tauhte.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 698 Alle þe iles of Anglesay on lyft half he haldeȝ.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. xiv. 137 Thryss on the left half fast, as he war wod, About Eneas raid he quhar he stude.

2. The left-hand side of a (part of the) body or other object.

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the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [noun] > fact of having distinct sides > one or other side or hand > the left

left handa1200

leftc1225

left side1562

left half1625

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. viii. i. 1195 Duke Godfrey..claue his breast in the midst..the right side of his body falling into the Riuer, the left halfe he sent backe to the Citie.

1724 A. Johnston Notitia Anglicana I. p. lxxx Joining the left half of the Woman's [shield of arms] to the right half of the Man's.

1787 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 289/1 The cover of the sarcophagus, of which only the left half remains, is not destitute of becoming ornaments.

1837 Observer 26 Feb. On the left half of the brain only a small quantity of blood had effused.

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 322 There was a small ulcer on the left half of the trigonum.

1922 Daily Mail 8 Nov. 13 The compositional lines are so obvious that if the left half of the picture were covered up it would be..easy to fill in mentally the hidden part.

1970 W. Dressler Clin. Aids in Cardiac Diagnosis v. 66 A 31 year old man who showed a heaving systolic impulse in the left half of the precordium.

2011 M. Holland Nephilim 141 The flat screen..divided itself into two, the left half with the crisp and professional anchor-woman.

3. In various team sports (such as football and hockey): a player whose position is on the left side of the central area of the pitch and who has both attacking and defensive responsibilities. Cf. left half-back n. at left adj.¹, n., and adv. Compounds 2b.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions

wing-back1734

goalkeeper1789

outfielder1855

quarter1857

centre fielder1865

outfield1867

quarterback1867

right1867

centre1868

left wing1871

left-back1873

left half-back1873

centre forward1874

left-centre1877

right-centre1877

centre back1878

centre half-back1879

forward1879

back1880

right wing1880

right half-back1881

goaltender1882

right-winger1882

wing1882

centre half1884

left winger1884

inside1886

half1887

custodian1888

left half1888

midfielder1888

left wing1889

right half1889

centreman1890

midfield1890

outside right1890

outfieldsman1891

goalie1894

winger1896

infield1897

inside forward1897

inside right1897

outside forward1897

outside1898

outside left1900

rearguard1904

pivot1911

wing-man1942

keeper1957

link1958

linkman1963

midfield1976

1888 Aberdeen Weekly Jrnl. 31 Dec. 7/6 The half-backs are very good, especially the left half, who runs like a deer.

1889 Lincoln, Rutland, & Stamford Mercury 27 Sept. 3/8 Boyd (left half) had a chance, but shot out.

1914 London Opinion 19 Sept. 445/1 A ‘rising young left-half’ for Sludberry Rangers.

1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 89/3 Bolton's left-half, Bell, was a passenger in the forward line.

2014 Independent (Nexis) 29 Sept. 12 A centre-forward and then left-half, he was later signed for Northampton Town.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	left half
释义	left halfn. Brit. /ˌlɛft ˈhɑːf/, U.S. /ˈlɛft ˌhæf/ Forms: see left adj.¹, n., and adv. and half n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: left adj.¹, half n. Etymology: < left adj.¹ + half n. Compare left side n.Compare Old English sēo winstre healf (compare variant reading in quot. c1225 at sense 1 and winster adj.). †1. The side or region that lies immediately to the left of a person or other object of reference. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 67 He setteð þe synfulle on his lifthalf. a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 141 Þer stod a richt halue and a luft alse an castel wal. c1225 ( Ælfric Gram. (Worcester) 225 Sinistrorsum on lufthalue [OE St. John's Oxf. on ða wynstran healfe.] c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxv. 41 The kyng shal seie and to hem, that shulen be on his left half [L. a sinistris], Depart fro me, ȝee cursid, in to euerlastynge fijr. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. ii. l. 7 ‘Loke on þe lufthond,’ quod heo... I lokede on þe luft half as þe ladi me tauhte. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 698 Alle þe iles of Anglesay on lyft half he haldeȝ. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. xiv. 137 Thryss on the left half fast, as he war wod, About Eneas raid he quhar he stude. 2. The left-hand side of a (part of the) body or other object. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [noun] > fact of having distinct sides > one or other side or hand > the left left handa1200 leftc1225 left side1562 left half1625 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. viii. i. 1195 Duke Godfrey..claue his breast in the midst..the right side of his body falling into the Riuer, the left halfe he sent backe to the Citie. 1724 A. Johnston Notitia Anglicana I. p. lxxx Joining the left half of the Woman's [shield of arms] to the right half of the Man's. 1787 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 289/1 The cover of the sarcophagus, of which only the left half remains, is not destitute of becoming ornaments. 1837 Observer 26 Feb. On the left half of the brain only a small quantity of blood had effused. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 322 There was a small ulcer on the left half of the trigonum. 1922 Daily Mail 8 Nov. 13 The compositional lines are so obvious that if the left half of the picture were covered up it would be..easy to fill in mentally the hidden part. 1970 W. Dressler Clin. Aids in Cardiac Diagnosis v. 66 A 31 year old man who showed a heaving systolic impulse in the left half of the precordium. 2011 M. Holland Nephilim 141 The flat screen..divided itself into two, the left half with the crisp and professional anchor-woman. 3. In various team sports (such as football and hockey): a player whose position is on the left side of the central area of the pitch and who has both attacking and defensive responsibilities. Cf. left half-back n. at left adj.¹, n., and adv. Compounds 2b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions wing-back1734 goalkeeper1789 outfielder1855 quarter1857 centre fielder1865 outfield1867 quarterback1867 right1867 centre1868 left wing1871 left-back1873 left half-back1873 centre forward1874 left-centre1877 right-centre1877 centre back1878 centre half-back1879 forward1879 back1880 right wing1880 right half-back1881 goaltender1882 right-winger1882 wing1882 centre half1884 left winger1884 inside1886 half1887 custodian1888 left half1888 midfielder1888 left wing1889 right half1889 centreman1890 midfield1890 outside right1890 outfieldsman1891 goalie1894 winger1896 infield1897 inside forward1897 inside right1897 outside forward1897 outside1898 outside left1900 rearguard1904 pivot1911 wing-man1942 keeper1957 link1958 linkman1963 midfield1976 1888 Aberdeen Weekly Jrnl. 31 Dec. 7/6 The half-backs are very good, especially the left half, who runs like a deer. 1889 Lincoln, Rutland, & Stamford Mercury 27 Sept. 3/8 Boyd (left half) had a chance, but shot out. 1914 London Opinion 19 Sept. 445/1 A ‘rising young left-half’ for Sludberry Rangers. 1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 89/3 Bolton's left-half, Bell, was a passenger in the forward line. 2014 Independent (Nexis) 29 Sept. 12 A centre-forward and then left-half, he was later signed for Northampton Town. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1200
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