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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Hălf'-blōod'ed, a.p. 602Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep. 2. Hence, degenerate; mean. Shak.
  2. Hălf'-bōard'er, n.p. 602One who takes dinner only.
  3. Hălf'-bound, a.p. 602Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book.
  4. Hălf'-brĕd, a.p. 602Half-blooded; imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained. Alderbury.
  5. Hălf'-breed, a.p. 602Half-blooded.
  6. Hālf'-breed, n.p. 602A person who is half-blooded; especially, the offspring of Indians and whites.
  7. Hālf'-brōth'er, n.p. 602A brother by one parent, but not by both.
  8. Hălf'-cā'dence, n.p. 602(Mus.) A cadence on the dominant.
  9. Hălf'-căp, n.p. 602A cap not wholly put off; a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] Shak.
  10. Hālf'-cāste, n.p. 602One born of a Hindoo parent on the one side, and of a European on the other.
  11. Hālf'-clāmmed, a.p. 602Half-starved. [Obs.] “Lions' half-clammed entrails roar for food.” Marston.
  12. Hālf'-cōck, n.p. 602The position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch. Booth.
  13. Hălf'-cŏck, v. t.p. 602To set the cock off at the first notch.
  14. Hālf'-dōz'enth, a.p. 602Next in order after the fifth; sixth. [Colloq.] A gallows prisoner has come up in custody for the half-dozenth time. Dickens.
  15. Hălf'en, a.p. 602Wanting half its due qualities. [Obs.] Spenser.
  16. Hālf'en-dēal, adv.p. 602Half; by the half part. [Obs.] Spenser.
  17. Hălf'er, n.p. 602One who possesses half only. [Obs.] Montagu. 2. A male fallow-deer gelded. Pegge.
  18. Hālf'-fāçed, a.p. 602Showing only part of the face. Shak.
  19. Hălf'-hătched, a.p. 602Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs. Gag.
  20. Hālf'-hēard, a.p. 602Imperfectly heard; not heard to the end. And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. Pope.
  21. Hălf'-heārt'ed, a.p. 602Wanting in true affection; ungenerous; illiberal; unkind. B. Jonson.
  22. Hălf'-hŏl'i-dāy, n.p. 602A half of a day given up to recreation.
  23. Hālf'-hour'ly, a.p. 602Done or happening at intervals of half an hour.
  24. Hālf'-lĕarned, a.p. 602Imperfectly learned.
  25. Hālf'-lēngth, a.p. 602Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.
  26. Hālf'-māst, n.p. 602See FLAG.
  27. Hālf'-mēas'ūre, n.p. 602An imperfect measure.
  28. Hālf'-mōon, n.p. 602The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. 2. Any thing in the shape of a half-moon. 3. (Fort.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle, placed just in front…
  29. Hălf'-nōte, n.p. 602(Mus.) A minim, in value one half of a semibreve, or whole note, and represented thus:—
  30. Hālf'-pārt, n.p. 602One half of a thing: an equal share. Shak.
  31. Hālf'-pāy, n.p. 602Half the amount of wages or salary; more commonly, diminished or reduced pay; as, an officer retires on half-pay.
  32. Hālf'-pĕn-ny, n.p. 602An English coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny.
  33. Hālf'-pĕn-ny-worth, n.p. 602The value of a half-penny. See HALF-PENNY.
  34. Hālf'-pīke, n.p. 602(Mil.) A short pike; sometimes carried by officers, sometimes used in boarding ships. Tatler.
  35. Hālf'-pōrtp. 602m. (Naut.) A shutter made of a piece of deal for the port-hole of a ship, and having a hole for the muzzle of the gun to pass through.
  36. Hălf'-press', n.p. 602(Print.) The work done by one man at a printing-press.
  37. Hālf'-prīçe, n.p. 602Half the ordinary price; a reduced charge at a theater, &c., for admission late in the evening. Dickens.
  38. Hălf'-rēad, a.p. 602Superficially informed by reading. Dryden.
  39. Hălf'-round, n.p. 602(Arch.) A semicircular molding. Gwilt.
  40. Hălf'-schōl'ar, n.p. 602One imperfectly learned. Watts.
  41. Hălf'-sēas-ō'ver, a.p. 602Half-drunk. [Colloq.]
  42. Hālf'-shift, n.p. 602A move of the hand, in playing the violin, a little way upward on the neck of the instrument, to produce a high note.
  43. Hălf'-sight'ed, a.p. 602Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. Bacon.
  44. Hălf'-sĭs'ter, n.p. 602A sister by one parent, but not by both.
  45. Hălf'-stĕp, n.p. 602(Mus.) One of the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale; a semitone.
  46. Hālf'-strāined, a.p. 602Half-bred; imperfect. “A half-strained villain.” Dryden.
  47. Hălf'-swōrd, n.p. 602Fight within half the length of a sword; close fight. Shak.
  48. Hălf'-te-rēte, a.p. 603(Bot.) Terete, but flattened on one side. Henslow.
  49. Hālf'-tīde, n.p. 603The time or state of the tide equally distant from ebb and flood.
  50. Hălf'-tĭnt, n.p. 603(Fine Arts.) A middle or intermediate tint. See TINT.
  51. Hālf-tŏngue', n.p. 603(O. Law.) A jury half the members of which were natives or denizens, and the other half aliens; a party jury.
  52. Hālf'-wāy, adv.p. 603In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially. “Temples proud to meet their gods half-way.” Young.
  53. Hālf'-wāy, a.p. 603Equally distant from the extremes; as, a half-way house.
  54. Hălf'-wĭt, n.p. 603A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. Dryden.
  55. Hälf'-wĭt'ted, a.p. 603Weak in intellect; silly; foolish.
  56. Hälf'-yēar, n.p. 603The space of six months.
  57. Hälf'-yēar'ly, a.p. 603Two in a year; semi-annual.
  58. Hälf'-yēar'ly, adv.p. 603Twice in a year; semi-annually.
  59. Hal'i-but, n.p. 603(Ichth.) A large sea-fish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the flat-fish kind, having a dark back and a white belly. It often attains to a very large size, weighing 400 or more pounds, and is used for…
  60. Hăl'i-cōre, n.p. 603The same as DUGONG. See DUGONG.