half story
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of half story
First recorded in 1610–20
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"You can't give them a half story – because they know the full story. It's got to match up with what they already believe to some degree."
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2022
The half story, eighty-five by eighty-five feet square, over the main building, was used for drying clothes and as a store room.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Lewis E. Jahns
Rare are two and a half story houses having shutters on both the principal stories.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
The squatty little two and a half story houses with picturesque doorways and dormer windows have become the homes of numerous clubs representing the best art interests of the city.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
There were cheap two-story brick stores with false fronts that carried them up a half story higher.
From The Real Adventure by Raymond Moreau Crosby
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