half frame

British

noun

1. a photograph taking up half the normal area of a frame on a particular film, taken esp on 35-millimetre film
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a half-frame camera

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After the Yankees rallied to tie it at 5 in the fifth inning, Ohtani took former teammate Andrew Heaney deep to lead off the bottom half. frame.

From Seattle Times

This bolt passes through an open slot in f′, so that its nut being loose, it may swing out of the way as denoted by the arrow e, and the top half frame f′ may be swung over in the direction of arrow g, the centre of motion or pivot being on the bolt p′.

From Project Gutenberg

Last photo hung on your wall: Moroccan half frame by Al Boglio.

From Time Magazine Archive

His home was an unpretentious story and a half frame building, situated in a large grove of trees, and surrounded by smaller homes for servants and tenants.

From Project Gutenberg

The farmhouse was half frame, half white brick, with a slate roof.

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