a rope or strap placed around the head of a horse or other animal, used for leading or tethering it (马等的)笼头;缰绳;系索 ■(archaic)a rope with a noose for hanging a person (古)绞索
[usu. as modifier]a strap by which the bodice of a sleeveless dress or top is fastened or held behind at the neck, leaving the shoulders and back bare (女子无袖衫或露腹衫的)颈部吊带 tourists in halter tops and shorts. 穿着吊带衫和短裤的游客。
verb
[with obj.]put a halter on (an animal) 给…套上缰绳(或笼头等) ■(archaic)hang (someone) (古)绞死
语源
Old English hælftre, of Germanic origin, meaning 'something to hold things by'; related to German Halfter, also to helve