noun. A rope, cord, or strap having at one end a noose or a head-stall, for leading or confining a horse or other animal.

noun. A rope specially intended for hanging malefactors; a hangman's noose.

noun. In entomology, one of the poisers or balancers of insects: usually in the plural.

To hang with a halter; hang.

noun. One who halts or limps; hence, one who hesitates as in doubt.

To put a halter on; catch, hold, or make fast with or as if with a halter: as, to halter a horse.

noun. One who halts or limps; a cripple.

transitive verb. To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.

noun. A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.

noun. A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.

noun. A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

noun. A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.

noun. A woman's garment covering the upper chest, a halter top.

verb. To place a halter on.

noun. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

noun. a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered

verb. prevent the progress or free movement of

verb. hang with a halter

noun. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

noun. either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

"I visited the Web site and found the women from different villages in halter tops and short dresses, which may or may not be the clothing that they would usually wear, but it seemed out of place."

haltered  haltering  

bound  confine  hang  headgear  limit  

Gibraltar  Psalter  Walter  altar  alter  

Bikini  bandanna  bodice  bra  bridle  

Oregon boat  ax  back band  backstrap  bearing rein  

halteres  

halted  haltered  haltering  halters  halting