Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HALF'-DEAD, a.

Almost dead; nearly exhausted.

HALF'EN, a.

Wanting half its due qualities. [Not used.] – Spenser.

HALF'ER, n.

1. One that possesses half only.
2. A male fallow deer gelded.

HALF'-FAC'ED, a.

Showing only part of the face. Shak.

HALF'-HATCH-ED, a.

Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs. Gay.

HALF'-HEARD, a.

Imperfectly heard; not heard to the ear. And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. Pope.

HALF'-LEARN-ED, a.

Imperfectly learned. South.

HALF'-LOST, a.

Nearly lost. Milton.

HALF'-MARK, n.

A coin; a noble, or 6s. 8d. sterling.

HALF'-MOON, n.

1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.
2. Any thing in the shape of a half-moon. In fortification, an outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle, whose gorge is in the form of a crescent or half-moon. Encyc.

HALF'-NOTE, n.

In music, a minim, being half a semibreve.

HALF'-PART, n.

An equal part. Shak.

HALF'-PAY, a.

Receiving or entitled to half-pay; as, a half-pay officer.

HALF'-PAY, n.

Half the amount of wages or salary; as, an officer retires on half-pay.

HALF'-PEN-NY, a.

Of the price or value of half a penny; as, a half-penny loaf. Shak.

HALF'-PEN-NY, n. [hap'penny or ha'penny.]

A copper coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny. It is used in the plural. He cheats for half-pence. Dryden. [This coin is not current in America.]

HALF'-PEN-NY-WORTH, n.

The value of a half-penny.

HALF'-PIKE, n.

1. A small pike carried by officers. Tatler.
2. A small pike used in boarding ships. Mar. Dict.

HALF'-PINT, n.

The half of a pint or fourth of a quart. Pope.

HALF'-READ, a.

Superficially informed by reading. Dryden.

HALF'-SCHOL-AR, n.

One imperfectly learned. Watts.

HALF-SEAS-OVER, a. [Half seas over.]

A low expression denoting half-drunk.

HALF'-SHIFT, n.

In playing the violin, a move of the hand a little way upward on the neck of the instrument, to reach a high note.

HALF'-SIGHT-ED, a.

Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. Bacon.

HALF'-SPHERE, n.

Hemisphere. B. Jonson.