halter
halter Lexical Profile
halter Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A woman's upper garment or a style of neckline held up by a strap that passes behind the neck, leaving the shoulders and upper back bare.
"For the summer festival, she wore a brightly colored halter top and denim shorts."
A rope or strap with a noose or headstall placed around the head of a horse or other animal, used for leading or tethering it.
"She approached the frightened horse slowly, holding out an apple in one hand and a leather halter in the other."
A rope with a noose used for execution by hanging.
"The condemned man was led to the gallows where the executioner prepared the halter."
• verb
To put a halter on an animal in order to lead or restrain it.
"The rancher quickly haltered the young colt before it could run back into the open pasture."
To catch, restrain, or control someone or something as if using a halter.
"The strict regulations were designed to halter the rampant speculation in the housing market."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'halter', from Old English 'hælfter' (meaning 'harness'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'halfter' and German 'Halfter'.
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