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half
noun
(
halves
)
one, One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; " sometimes followed by of; as, a of an apple.
Milton:
: Not his riches known, and yet despised.
Tennyson:
: A friendship so complete Portioned in
halves
between us
Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
1968
, John Braine,
The crying game
, Houghton Mifflin,
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00291981&id=8GYhAAAAMAAJ&q=pint+%22a+half+of+bitter%22+-pint-and-a-half+date:1961-1980&dq=pint+%22a+half+of+bitter%22+-pint-and-a-half+date:1961-1980&num=100&pgis=1
p. 11,
:He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a of bitter for Wendy.
1974
, James Herriot,
All Things Bright and Beautiful
, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0312020309,
:I accepted a of bitter from him.
2006
, Bill Appleton,
Wide Boy
, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie, ISBN 1843862530,
http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1843862530&id=BK_ZSZW3LVsC&pg=PA168&lpg=PA168&ots=xRJ0vS0R0F&dq=pint+%22a+half+of+lager%22+-pint-and-a-half+date:2000-2007&num=100&sig=CQ4kR-PCwEgrrDmgoq3ipacsvl0
p. 168,
:I went to the bar where I bought a pint and two large brandies. ... "Not brandy," she replied, "but I could use a long drink - maybe a of lager.
(
arithmetic, preceded by "a" or a number
) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
Three-quarters minus a quarter is a .
(
obsolete
) part; side; behalf " Wyclif
Chaucer:
: The four
halves
of the house
Translations:
Dutch: helft
(nl)
French: demi
(fr)
m
German: Hí¤lfte
(de)
f
Italian: metí
(it)
f
Spanish: mitad
(es)
f
verb
(
halves, halving, halved
)
(
context, transitive, obsolete
) To halve.
Translations:
adjective
Consisting of a moiety, or half
a bushel
;
a hour
;
a dollar
;
a view
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect
a dream
;
knowledge
Tennyson:
: Assumed from thence a consent.
Translations:
German: halb
(de)
adverb
In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly
-colored
;
done
;
-hearted
;
persuaded
;
conscious
Dryden:
:
Half
loth and consenting.
Nehemiah 13:24
:
: Their children spoke in the speech of Ashdod.
Translations:
German: halb
(de)
Etymology:
healf
('half'); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part'; akin to Old Saxon, Old Friesian, and Dutch
halfDutch, half
, German
halb
, Swedish
halfSwedish, half
, Danish
halv
, Icelandic
hÄlfr
and Gothic (halbs). Compare
halve
,
behalf
.
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