ˈhalf-lengthn.

1. A portrait of half the full length; one representing the upper half of the person.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > portrait-painting > a portrait > half-length, full-length, etc.

half-length1699

full length1740

Kit-cat1800

head-and-shoulders1868

1699 C. Hopkins Court-prospect Pref., This Piece was only intended for an Half-Length.

1758 J. Kennedy Curiosities of Wilton House 12 Half Length of Philip, Earl of Pembroke.

1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) I. vii. 145 The figures are less than life, and about half lengths.

1812 Theatrical Inquisitor 1 21 Resolved... That the armorial bearings of the society be a half-length of the American critic, Mr. Snarler.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 128/2 The small half-length of young Martin van Nieumenhoven.

2. attrib. or adj. Of half the full or entire length.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [adjective] > portrait-painting > full-length, half-length, etc.

three-quarter1713

half-lengtha1739

Kit-cat1754

head-and-shoulders1822

a1739 Mr. Jervas Let. 20 Aug. in Pope Wks. (1751) VII. 291 Behind some half-length picture.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2014).

单词	half-length
释义	ˈhalf-lengthn. 1. A portrait of half the full length; one representing the upper half of the person. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > portrait-painting > a portrait > half-length, full-length, etc. half-length1699 full length1740 Kit-cat1800 head-and-shoulders1868 1699 C. Hopkins Court-prospect Pref., This Piece was only intended for an Half-Length. 1758 J. Kennedy Curiosities of Wilton House 12 Half Length of Philip, Earl of Pembroke. 1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) I. vii. 145 The figures are less than life, and about half lengths. 1812 Theatrical Inquisitor 1 21 Resolved... That the armorial bearings of the society be a half-length of the American critic, Mr. Snarler. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 128/2 The small half-length of young Martin van Nieumenhoven. 2. attrib. or adj. Of half the full or entire length. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [adjective] > portrait-painting > full-length, half-length, etc. three-quarter1713 half-lengtha1739 Kit-cat1754 head-and-shoulders1822 a1739 Mr. Jervas Let. 20 Aug. in Pope Wks. (1751) VII. 291 Behind some half-length picture. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2014). < n.1699
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