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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hal•ter1 /ˈhɔltɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a rope or strap with a noose for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- Clothinga woman's upper garment, tied or fastened behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upper back, and often the midriff bare.
v. [~ + object] - to put a halter on;
restrain as by a halter.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hal•ter1 (hôl′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- a rope with a noose for hanging criminals;
the hangman's noose;
gallows. - death by hanging.
- ClothingAlso called hal′ter top′. a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upperback, and often the midriff bare.
v.t. - to put a halter on;
restrain as by a halter. - to hang (a person).
adj. - Clothing(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.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hælfter; cognate with German Halfter
(hal tēr′ēz).USA pronunciation - Insectsone of a pair of slender, club-shaped appendages on the hindmost body segment of a fly, serving to maintain its balance in flight. Also called balancer.
- Greek háltēr, akin to hállesthai, Latin salīre to jump (see saltant)
- Neo-Latin, special use of Latin halter jumping weight
- a person who halts or brings to a stop.
halt•er4 (hôl′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who halts, falters, or hesitates.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see halt2, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: halter /ˈhɔːltə/ n - a rope or canvas headgear for a horse, usually with a rope for leading
- Also called: halterneck a style of woman's top fastened behind the neck and waist, leaving the back and arms bare
- a rope having a noose for hanging a person
- death by hanging
vb (transitive)- to secure with a halter or put a halter on
- to hang (someone)
Etymology: Old English hælfter; related to Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch heliftra Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: haltere /ˈhæltɪə/, halter /ˈhæltə/ n ( pl halteres /hælˈtɪəriːz/)- one of a pair of short projections in dipterous insects that are modified hind wings, used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek haltēres (plural) hand-held weights used as balancers or to give impetus in leaping, from hallesthai to leap |