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half size

noun

  1. any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.


half-size

noun

  1. any size, esp in clothing, that is halfway between two sizes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Some report a narrow fit, so if you tend to wear thick socks while hiking, consider going up a half size.

There are two styles of finish, called respectively the demi- or half size and the full size.

The diagrams are given exactly half size, and the lines may be set out direct on the wood.

The protection armor was twice too large, and very cumbersome for such a slight figure; but such garments never come in half-size.

The same target reduced to one-half size, having a four-inch bull, in matches at thirty yards distance.

Plaster cornice to receive first coat of size, second coat half size & half enamel.

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