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half gainer
half-hardy
half-hearted
half hitch
half-holiday
half-hour
half-inch
half-jack
half-length
half-life
half-light
half-line
half-marathon
half-mast
half measure
half-moon
half nelson
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half-length
half-length


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. shown above waist: describes a portrait depicting the subject from the waist up but including the hands
2. reaching to knee: coming down to the knee rather than the ankles


noun  (plural half-lengths)
Definition:
 
portrait from waist up: a portrait depicting the subject from the waist up but including the hands
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