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hal•ter

Pronunciation: (hôl'tur), [key]
—n.
1. a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
2. a rope with a noose for hanging criminals; the hangman's noose; gallows.
3. death by hanging.
4. Also called hal'ter top". a woman's top, secured behind the neck and across the back, leaving the arms, shoulders, upperback, and often the midriff bare.

—v.t.
1. to put a halter on; restrain as by a halter.
2. to hang (a person).

—adj.
(of a garment) having a neckline consisting of a cord, strap, band, or the like that is attached to or forms part of the front of a backless and sleeveless bodice and extends around the neck: a halter dress.

hal•ter

Pronunciation: (hal'tur), [key]
—n.,
—pl. hal•te•resPronunciation: (hal-tēr'ēz). [key]
one of a pair of slender, club-shaped appendages on the hindmost body segment of a fly, serving to maintain its balance in flight. Also called balancer.