HALF-MARK
H'ALF-MARK, noun A coin; a noble, or 6s.8d. sterling.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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HALF-MOON
H'ALF-MOON, noun The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.1. Any thing in the shape of a half-moon In fortification, an outwork composed of two faces, fo...
HALF-PART
H'ALF-PART, noun An equal part.
HALF-PAY
H'ALF-PAY, noun Half the amount of wages or salary; as, an officer retires on half-payH'ALF-PAY, adjective Receiving or entitled to half-pay; as half-pay officer.
HALF-PENNY
H'ALF-PENNY, noun hap'penny or ha'penny. A copper coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny. It is used in the plural.He cheats for half-pence.[This coi...
HALF-PENNY-WORTH
H'ALF-PENNY-WORTH, noun The value of a half-penny.
HALF-PIKE
H'ALF-PIKE, noun A small pike carried by officers.1. A small pike used in boarding ships.
HALF-PINT
H'ALF-PINT, noun The half of a pint, or fourth of a quart.
HALF-READ
H'ALF-READ, adjective Superficially informed by reading.
HALF-SCHOLAR
H'ALF-SCHOLAR, noun One imperfectly learned.Half-seas over, a low expression denoting half drunk.
HALF-SIGHTED
H'ALF-SIGHTED, adjective Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment.
HALF-SPHERE
H'ALF-SPHERE, noun Hemisphere.
HALF-STARVED
H'ALF-STARVED, adjective Almost starved.
HALF-STRAINED
H'ALF-STRAINED, adjective Half-bred; imperfect.
HALF-SWORD
H'ALF-SWORD, noun Within half the length of a sword; close fight.
HALF-WAY
H'ALF-WAY, adverb In the middle; at half the distance.H'ALF-WAY, adjective Equally distant from the extremes; as a half-way house.
HALF-WIT
H'ALF-WIT, noun A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead.
HALF-WITTED
H'ALF-WITTED, adjective Weak in intellect; silly; foolish.
HALFBLOOD
H'ALFBLOOD, noun Relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both; as a brother or sister of the halfblood The word is sometimes used as a...
HALFEN
H'ALFEN, adjective Wanting half its due qualities. [Not used.]
HALFER
H'ALFER, noun One that possesses half only.1. A male fallow deer gelded.
HALIBUT
HAL'IBUT, noun A fish of the genus Pleuronectes, and order of Thoracics. This fish has a compressed body, one side resembling the back, the other the belly; and both eyes on the...
HALIDOM
HAL'IDOM, noun Adjuration by what is holy.
HALING
HALING. [See Hauling.]
HALITUOUS
HALIT'UOUS, adjective [Latin halitus, breath.] Like breath; vaporous.
HALL
HALL, noun [Latin aula; Heb. a tent, a palace.]1. In architecture, a large room at the entrance of a house or palace. In the houses of ministers of state, magistrates, etc., it ...
HALLELUIAH
HALLELU'IAH, noun [Heb. praise ye Jah or Jehovah, to praise, that is, to throw, or raise the voice, to utter a loud sound; Latin ululo.]Praise ye Jehovah; give praise to God; a ...