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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun,
half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb,
Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf.
Halve, Behalf.]
1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half
hour; a half dollar; a half view.
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Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a
compound.
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2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;
approximately a half, whether more or less; partial;
imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
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Assumed from thence a half consent. --Tennyson.
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Half ape (Zo["o]l.), a lemur.
Half back. (Football) See under 2d Back.
Half bent, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in
the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch.
Half binding, a style of bookbinding in which only the back
and corners are in leather.
Half boarder, one who boards in part; specifically, a
scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only.
Half-breadth plan (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of one
half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.
Half cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant.
Half cap, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak.
At half cock, the position of the cock of a gun when
retained by the first notch.
Half hitch, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove
hitch.
Half hose, short stockings; socks.
Half measure, an imperfect or weak line of action.
Half note (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve.
Half pay, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an
officer on half pay.
Half price, half the ordinary price; or a price much
reduced.
Half round.
(a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section.
(b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; --
said of a file.
Half shift (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open
position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and
kindred instruments. See Shift.
Half step (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of
pitch or interval, used in music.
Half tide, the time or state of the tide equally distant
from ebb and flood.
Half time, half the ordinary time for work or attendance;
as, the half-time system.
Half tint (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in
drawing or painting. See Demitint.
Half truth, a statement only partially true, or which gives
only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning.
Half year, the space of six months; one term of a school
when there are two terms in a year.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Pay \Pay\, n.
1. Satisfaction; content. --Chaucer.
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2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or
services performed; salary or wages for work or service;
compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a
clerk; the pay of a soldier.
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Where only merit constant pay receives. --Pope.
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There is neither pay nor plunder to be got.
--L'Estrange.
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Full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay;
especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or
military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.
Half pay. See under Half.
Pay day, the day of settlement of accounts.
Pay dirt (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the
miner. [Western U.S.]
Pay office, a place where payment is made.
Pay roll, a roll or list of persons entitled to payment,
with the amounts due.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Pay \Pay\, n.
1. Satisfaction; content. --Chaucer.
2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or
services performed; salary or wages for work or service;
compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a
clerk; the pay of a soldier.
Where only merit constant pay receives. --Pope.
There is neither pay nor plunder to be got.
--L'Estrange.
Full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay;
especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or
military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.
Half pay. See under Half.
Pay day, the day of settlement of accounts.
Pay dirt (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the
miner. [Western U.S.]
Pay office, a place where payment is made.
Pay roll, a roll or list of persons entitled to payment,
with the amounts due.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Half hitch, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove
hitch.
Half hose, short stockings; socks.
Half measure, an imperfect or weak line of action.
Half note (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve.
Half pay, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an
officer on half pay.
Half price, half the ordinary price; or a price much
reduced.
Half round.
(a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section.
(b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; --
said of a file.
Half shift (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open
position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and
kindred instruments. See Shift.
Half step (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of
pitch or interval, used in music.
Half tide, the time or state of the tide equally distant
from ebb and flood.
Half time, half the ordinary time for work or attendance;
as, the half-time system.
Half tint (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in
drawing or painting. See Demitint.
Half truth, a statement only partially true, or which gives
only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning.
Half year, the space of six months; one term of a school
when there are two terms in a year.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
half pay
n.
Reduced pay, as of naval or military officers when not in active
service.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
half pay
n.
Reduced pay, as of naval or military officers when not in active
service.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
half pay
n.
Reduced pay, as of naval or military officers when not in active
service.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
half pay
n.
Reduced pay, as of naval or military officers when not in active
service.
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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