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half size
noun
- any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
half-size
noun
- any size, esp in clothing, that is halfway between two sizes
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There are two styles of finish, called respectively the demi- or half size and the full size.
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The diagrams are given exactly half size, and the lines may be set out direct on the wood.
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The protection armor was twice too large, and very cumbersome for such a slight figure; but such garments never come in half-size.
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The same target reduced to one-half size, having a four-inch bull, in matches at thirty yards distance.
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Plaster cornice to receive first coat of size, second coat half size & half enamel.
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