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hal⋅ter

1  [hawl-ter]
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–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).
–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:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hælfter; c. G Halfter

Related forms:
hal⋅ter⋅like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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