Bearing cloth () A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized. |
Cloth (n.) A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth) |
Cloth (n.) The dress |
Cloth (n.) The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy |
Goring cloth (n.) A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot. |
Gunny cloth () A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. |
Half (a.) Consisting of a moiety, or half |
Half (a.) Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half |
Half (adv.) In an equal part or degree |
Half (a.) Part |
Half (a.) One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided |
Half (v. t.) To halve. [Obs.] See Halve. |
Half-and-half (n.) A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts. |
Half blood () The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both |
Half blood (n.) A person so related to another. |
Half blood (n.) A person whose father and mother are of different races |
Half-blooded (a.) Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races |
Half-blooded (a.) Degenerate |
Half-boot (n.) A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and Congress boot, under Congress. |
Half-bound (n.) Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book. |
Half-bred (a.) Half-blooded. |
Half-bred (a.) Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding |
Half-breed (a.) Half-blooded. |
Half-breed (n.) A person who is blooded |
Half-brother (n.) A brother by one parent, but not by both. |
Half-caste (n.) One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective |
Half-clammed (a.) Half-filled. |
Half-cracked (a.) Half-demented |
Half-deck (n.) A shell of the genus Crepidula |
Half-deck (n.) See Half deck, under Deck. |
Half-decked (a.) Partially decked. |
Half-faced (a.) Showing only part of the face |
Half-fish (n.) A salmon in its fifth year of growth. |
Half-hatched (a.) Imperfectly hatched |
Half-heard (a.) Imperfectly or partly heard to the end. |
Half-hearted (a.) Wanting in heart or spirit |
Half-hearted (a.) Lacking zeal or courage |
Half-hourly (a.) Done or happening at intervals of half an hour. |
Half-learned (a.) Imperfectly learned. |
Half-length (a.) Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture. |
Half-mast (n.) A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff |
Half-moon (n.) The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. |
Half-moon (n.) The shape of a half-moon |
Half-moon (n.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon |
Half-moon (n.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (Caesiosoma Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or gray below. Called also medialuna. |
Half-pike (n.) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships |
Half-port (n.) One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a porthole. |
Half-ray (n.) A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being the whole line drawn to an indefinite distance in both directions. |
Half-read (a.) Informed by insufficient reading |
Half seas over () Half drunk. |
half gainer | a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board |
half volley | a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces |
half nelson | a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck |
jacksnipe half snipe Limnocryptes minima | a small short-billed Old World snipe |
bath linen | linens for use in the bathroom |
bed linen | linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) |
buskin combat boot desert boot half boot top boot | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
chamois cloth | a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars |
cloth cap flat cap | a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak |
cloth covering | a covering made of cloth |
domino half mask eye mask | a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes |
drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain drop cloth drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
Dutch door half door | an exterior door divided in two horizontally, either half can be closed or open independently |
fabric cloth material textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
groundsheet ground cloth | a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture |
half binding | book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another |
half cross stitch | a single cross stitch at a diagonal |
half hatchet | a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other |
half hitch | a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object, usually tied double |
half-length | a portrait showing the body from only the waist up |
half sole | shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe |
half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
linen | white goods or clothing made with linen cloth |
linen | a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant |
monk's cloth | a heavy cloth in basket weave |
petticoat half-slip underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
pilot cloth | a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc |
sponge cloth | any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave) |
suede cloth suede | a fabric made to resemble suede leather |
table linen napery | linens for the dining table |
tea cloth | a small tablecloth |
terry terry cloth terrycloth | a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides, used to make bath towels and bath robes |
tray cloth | table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray |
washcloth washrag flannel face cloth | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body |
white goods household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |
half-intensity | half the maximum intensity |
half-moon lunula lunule | the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail |
dirty linen dirty laundry | personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public |
split-half correlation chance-half correlation | a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test, taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
half page | something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page |
half title bastard title | a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book |
half-truth | a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead |
semitone half step | the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument |
half note minim | a musical note having the time value of half a whole note |
half rest | a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time |
half-and-half dressing | half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese, especially good for combination salads |