halteres
tər noun
1.
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
2.
a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.
3.
death by hanging.
4.
Also called halter top. a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upperback, and often the midriff bare.
verb (used with object)
5.
to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.
6.
to hang (a person).
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adjective
7.
(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.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hælfter; cognate with German Halfter
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hælfter; cognate with German Halfter
Related forms
hal·ter·like, adjective
un·hal·tered, adjective
un·hal·ter·ing, adjective
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halter (ˈhɔːltə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a rope or canvas headgear for a horse, usually with a rope for leading |
| 2. | Also called: halterneck a style of woman's top fastened behind the neck and waist, leaving the back and arms bare |
| 3. | a rope having a noose for hanging a person |
| 4. | death by hanging |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to secure with a halter or put a halter on |
| 6. | to hang (someone) |
| [Old English hælfter; related to Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch heliftra] | |
| haltere or halter (ˈhæltɪə, ˈhæltə) | |
| —n , pl halteres | |
| Also called: balancer one of a pair of short projections in dipterous insects that are modified hind wings, used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | |
| [C18: from Greek haltēres (plural) hand-held weights used as balancers or to give impetus in leaping, from hallesthai to leap] | |
| halter or halter (ˈhæltɪə, ˈhæltə, hælˈtɪəriːz) | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Greek haltēres (plural) hand-held weights used as balancers or to give impetus in leaping, from hallesthai to leap] | |
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halter
O.E. hælftre "halter for horses," from W.Gmc. *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cf. O.H.G. halftra, M.Du. halfter, see helve). In women's clothing sense, originally "strap attached to the top of a backless bodice and looped around the neck," 1935, later extended
to the tops themselves.
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