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Definition of Half binding
Half binding Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun,
half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb,
Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf.
Halve, Behalf.]
1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half
hour; a half dollar; a half view.
Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a
compound.
2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;
approximately a half, whether more or less; partial;
imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
Assumed from thence a half consent. --Tennyson.
Half ape (Zo["o]l.), a lemur.
Half back. (Football) See under 2d Back.
Half bent, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in
the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch.
Half binding, a style of bookbinding in which only the back
and corners are in leather.
Half boarder, one who boards in part; specifically, a
scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only.
Half-breadth plan (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the
half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.
Half cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant.
Half cap, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak.
A half cock, the position of the cock of a gun when
retained by the first notch.
