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Language: Old English
Origin: hælftre

halter

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes, Horses
hal‧ter [countable]
1DSH a rope or leather band that fastens around a horse's head, usually used to lead the horse
2DCC also halter top, halterneck a type of clothing for women that ties behind the neck and across the back, so that the arms and back are not covered:
Jen was wearing black shorts and a halter.
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