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A portrait that shows only the upper half and hands of a person.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a half-length portrait.

2. Of half the full length.

half-length

adj

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (of a portrait) showing only the body from the waist up and including the hands

2. of half the entire or original length

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a half-length portrait

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	half-length - a portrait showing the body from only the waist up portrait, portrayal - any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits"
Adj.	1.	half-length - representing only the upper half of the body; "a half-length portrait" short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
	2.	half-length - abridged to half its original length abridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"

Translations

half-length [ˈhɑːfˈleŋθ] ADJ → de medio cuerpo

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backstitch half portrait portrayal	It was a half-length figure of a gentleman in a rich but very old-fashioned dress of embroidered velvet, with a broad ruff and a beard, and wearing a hat, the brim of which overshadowed his forehead. From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context There was not much to amuse in the room; of which the most attractive feature was, a half-length portrait in oil, of Mr Mantalini, whom the artist had depicted scratching his head in an easy manner, and thus displaying to advantage a diamond ring, the gift of Madame Mantalini before her marriage. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context Here,"--pointing to a staring, half-length figure, in a white wig and scarlet coat,--"here is an excellent model, the likeness of our gracious king. Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context	half-free morel half-frozen half-full half-grown half-hardy Half-hatched Half-heard half-hearted half-heartedly half-heartedness half-hitch half-holiday half-hoping half-hour half-hourly half-human half-hunter half-inch half-integral half-intensity half-jack half-joking Half-lattice girder Half-learned half-leather half-length half-life half-light half-line half-mad half-marathon half-mast half-measures half-mile half-miler half-minute half-monthly half-moon half-mourning half-naked half-nelson half-note half-open half-open interval half-p half-pace half-panelled half-pay half-pedalling half-pie Half-pike	half-hours half-hours half-human half-hunter half-hunters Half-Impulse Radiating Antenna half-inch Half-inch tape Half-Inch Tape Cartridge half-inched half-inches half-inching Half-integer Half-integer spin Half-integer spin Half-integer spin half-integral half-intensity Half-Ironman Half-Ironman Triathlon Half-Iteration Dynamic Model half-jack half-joking half-lap joint Half-lattice girder Half-lattice girder Half-learned half-leather half-length half-lengths half-life half-life half-life half-life half-life Half-life (1999) Half-life (1999) Half-life (1999) Half-life (1999) Half-life (1999) Half-Life (computer game) Half-Life (computer game) Half-Life (computer game) Half-Life (computer game) Half-Life (computer game) Half-Life (game) Half-Life (game) Half-Life (game) Half-Life (game) Half-Life (game) Half-Life 1 Half-Life 1 Half-Life 1 Half-Life 1 Half-Life 1 Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Half-Life 2 Jaykin Bacon: Source Half-Life Clan Collision League

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backstitch
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portrait
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It was a half-length figure of a gentleman in a rich but very old-fashioned dress of embroidered velvet, with a broad ruff and a beard, and wearing a hat, the brim of which overshadowed his forehead.

From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

There was not much to amuse in the room; of which the most attractive feature was, a half-length portrait in oil, of Mr Mantalini, whom the artist had depicted scratching his head in an easy manner, and thus displaying to advantage a diamond ring, the gift of Madame Mantalini before her marriage.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context

Here,"--pointing to a staring, half-length figure, in a white wig and scarlet coat,--"here is an excellent model, the likeness of our gracious king.

Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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