half-length

adj, noun — 4 senses

adj

Half the normal length.

Art, Arts Of a portrait, sculpture or a photograph, depicting only the upper half of the subject.

noun

Hobbies, Horse racing, Horseracing, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Racing, Sports Half the length of a horse.

Art, Arts A portrait or photograph that depicts only the upper half of the subject.

His portrait, a half-length painted by Howard, was engraved by Vertue, and re-engraved for the Bibliographical Decameron.1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 97:

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