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halfe

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Archaic spelling of half.

alt-of, archaic

Equivalents

Portuguêshalfe

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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