half-length
something that is only half a full length or height, especially a portrait that shows only the upper half of the body, including the hands.
of half the complete length or height.
Origin of half-length
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How to use half-length in a sentence
As will be seen by the chart, Bowness is situated about a little north of the half length of the Lake.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.He inquired in what style I wished to be taken, whether full-length, half-length, or vignette. '
The Talking Horse | F. AnsteyIt is desirable that the sheer should be ample, and the form not unduly fined away within the midship half length.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentIt is a half-length portrait of a distinguished man, still very young, that we see.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonIn the early part of 1825, he sat for a half-length portrait to Sir Thomas Lawrence, which this great artist executed admirably.
The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) | John Knowles
British Dictionary definitions for half-length
(of a portrait) showing only the body from the waist up and including the hands
of half the entire or original length
a half-length portrait
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