Meaning of HALF-LENGTH

Pronunciation:			haf lengkth
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a portrait showing the body from only the waist up [adj]  abridged to half its original length [adj]  representing only the upper half of the body; "a half-length portrait"
	Synonyms:		abridged, short
	See Also:		portrait, portrayal
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Half"-length`\, a. Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.