Definitions for half-length
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
half′-length`(n.)
something that is only half a full length or height, esp. a portrait of the upper half of the body, including the hands.
(adj.)of half the complete length or height.
Origin of half-length:
1690–1700
Princeton's WordNet
half-length(adj)
a portrait showing the body from only the waist up
half-length(adj)
representing only the upper half of the body
"a half-length portrait"
half-length(adj)
abridged to half its original length
Webster Dictionary
Half-length(adj)
of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture
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