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—halterlike, adj./hawl"teuhr/, n.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.v.t.5. to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.6. to hang (a person).adj.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.[bef. 1000; ME; OE haelfter; c. G Halfter]halter2/hal"teuhr/, n., pl. halteres /hal tear"eez/.one of a pair of slender, club-shaped appendages on the hindmost body segment of a fly, serving to maintain its balance in flight. Also called balancer.[ < NL, special use of L halter jumping weight < Gk hálter, akin to hállesthai, L salire to jump (see SALTANT)]halter3/hawl"teuhr/, n.a person who halts or brings to a stop.[HALT1 + -ER1]halter4/hawl"teuhr/, n.a person who halts, falters, or hesitates.[1400-50; late ME; see HALT2, -ER1]
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