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Meaning of halfe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Archaic spelling of half.

alt-of, archaic

Examples

“[…] take a pint of Hippocras, halfe a pound of sweet butter, two or three Nutmeg, little Vinegar, poure it into the Pye in the Oven and let it lye and soake an hour, then take it out, and when it is cold stop the vent hole.”
“In 1721 in Berwick, Maine, peddler William Moore sold Daniel Goodwin "a yard and a halfe of Stuff for handcarchiefs," […”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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