trait /trāt, trā/

1. A characteristic or distinguishing feature
2. A stroke, touch

• half-lives
• half loaf
• half-loaf
• half-loaves
• half-marathon
• half-marathons
• half mast
• half-mast
• half masts
• half measure
• half measures
• half-miler
• half-milers
• half-moon
• half-moons
• half-mourning
• half nelson
• half-note
• half-notes
• half-one
• halfpace
• halfpaces
• half past
• half pay
• half-pay