half-length

Definitions

1. 1

   Half the normal length.

2. 2

   Of a portrait, sculpture or a photograph, depicting only the upper half of the subject.

3. 3

   Half the length of a horse.

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   1. 4

      A portrait or photograph that depicts only the upper half of the subject.

      • His portrait, a half-length painted by Howard, was engraved by Vertue, and re-engraved for the Bibliographical Decameron.

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