Part 5086

<hw>Half"way`</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway.</def>

<cs><col>Halfway covenant</col>, <cd>a practice among the Congregational churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership, save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also allowed to present their children for baptism.</cd> -- <col>Halfway house</col>, <cd>an inn or place of call midway on a journey.</cd></cs>

<h1>Half-wit</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Half"-wit`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Half-witted</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Half"-wit`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Weak in intellect; silly.</def>

<h1>Half-yearly</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Half"-year`ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Two in a year; semiannual. -- <i>adv</i>. Twice in a year; semiannually.</def>

<h1>Halibut</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Hal"i*but</hw> <tt>(?;277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hali</ets> holy + <ets>but</ets>, <ets>butte</ets>, flounder; akin to D. <ets>bot</ets>, G. <ets>butte</ets>; cf. D. <ets>heilbot</ets>, G. <ets>heilbutt</ets>. So named as being eaten on holidays. See <er>Holy</er>, <er>Holiday</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, northern, marine flatfish (<spn>Hippoglossus vulgaris</spn>), of the family <spn>Pleuronectid\'91</spn>. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>holibut</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Halichondri\'91</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Hal`i*chon"dri*\'91</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, sea + <?/ cartilage.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also <altname>Keratosilicoidea</altname>.</def>

<h1>Halicore</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Hal"i*core</hw> <tt>(?; L.?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.<?/ sea + <?/ maiden.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Dugong</er>.</def>

<h1>Halidom</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Hal"i*dom</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>h\'beligd<?/m</ets> holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; <ets>h\'belig</ets> holy + <ets>-d<?/m</ets>, E. <ets>-dom</ets>. See <er>Holy</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>So God me help and <b>halidom</b>. <i>Piers Plowman.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>By my <b>halidom</b>, I was fast asleep. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Holy doom; the Last Day.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shipley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Halieutics</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Hal`i*eu"tics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>halieuticus</ets> pertaining to fishing, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing; ichthyology.</def>

<h1>Halmas</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Hal"mas</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Hallowmas</er>.]</ety> <def>The feast of All Saints; Hallowmas.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Haliographer</h1> <Xpage=665>

<hw>Ha`li*og"ra*pher</hw> <tt>(? or ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who writes about or describes the sea.</def>

<h1>Haliography</h1> <Xpage=665>