half size

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noun

any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.

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Draw, half-size, the views shown in fig. 73, and from the left-hand view project a plan.
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design
David Allan Low
He wrote very slowly on half-size yellow pads, worth seventy-five cents a dozen, using the books only for reference.
Queed
Henry Sydnor Harrison
The protection armor was twice too large, and very cumbersome for such a slight figure; but such garments never come in half-size.
Shock Treatment
Stanley Mullen
Figs. 52 and 53 illustrate small or half-size blankets made for children's wear.
Navajo weavers
Washington Matthews
If the portrait is half-size, then the attitude ought to indicate the position of the lower extremities.
Maids Wives and Bachelors
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for half-size

half-size

noun

any size, esp in clothing, that is halfway between two sizes

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half size

Examples from the Web for half-size

Historical Examples

Draw, half-size, the views shown in fig. 73, and from the left-hand view project a plan.

He wrote very slowly on half-size yellow pads, worth seventy-five cents a dozen, using the books only for reference.

The protection armor was twice too large, and very cumbersome for such a slight figure; but such garments never come in half-size.

Figs. 52 and 53 illustrate small or half-size blankets made for children's wear.

If the portrait is half-size, then the attitude ought to indicate the position of the lower extremities.

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