hal|ter

hal|ter
hal|ter1 «HL tuhr», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a rope or strap with a noose or headstall, for leading or tying an animal.
2. a rope for hanging a person; noose.
3. death by hanging: »

The criminal was sentenced to the halter.

4. a woman's brief blouse that fastens behind the neck and across the back. It is used for sportswear, sunbathing, etc.
–v.t.
1. to put a halter on; tie with a halter.
2. to catch with a noose or lasso.
3. Figurative. to restrain; check.
4. to hang (a person).
╂[Old English hælftre]
hal|ter2 «HAL tuhr», noun, plural hal|te|res «hal TIHR eez».
either of two club-shaped organs in dipterous insects that take the place of a pair of posterior wings and help in balancing the body.
╂[< Greek haltêres dumbbell-like weights for balance in leaping < hállesthai to leap]

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