halter

[US]/'hɔːltə/
[UK]/'hɔltɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a rope or strap that goes around the back of an animal's head and is used to control or guide the animal
vt. to put a halter on an animal; to restrain with a halter

Phrases & Collocations

Halter top

Halter dress

Halter neckline

Halter straps

Halter swimsuit

Example Sentences

tourists in halter tops and shorts.

a halter-neck dress with a nipped-in waist.

dandling the halter rope, he gently urged the pony's head up.

?Halter strap can be slipped over head and shoulders to convert to a bandeau shape.

Halter straps tie at the nape. Shirred bodice and back. Constructed with padded bra cups, boning and an inner silicone/elastic band that prevents the back from shifting.

Real-world Examples

Once he's caught a foal, his cousin Tungaa must get a halter on before it escapes.

Source: Human Planet

He did not wish to put his head in a halter.

Source: The Sign of the Four

With any animal, including Orion, we have to make sure they're used to being walked on a halter.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

But as he went forward, a man went up with a halter, which he put on the horse's head.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

He sold beautiful handkerchiefs, hammocks and halters.

Source: Pan Pan

It had something to do with a halter top.

Source: Everybody Loves Raymond Season 2

Did he realize, I wondered, how closely the halter was being drawn around his neck?

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

4th of July, that gingham halter With the knot at the bottom?

Source: Mad Men Season 1

It was shaped in a triangle or a diamond and tied around the neck and back like a halter.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

And then we went looking for halter tops that looked like the girl in the " Cherry pie" video.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

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