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Meaning of "half-clad" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-CLAD

half-clad  [ˌhɑːfˈklæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-CLAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Clad is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HALF-CLAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-clad in the English dictionary

The definition of half-clad in the dictionary is partially dressed; wearing some clothes but not enough to cover the whole body.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-CLAD


armour-clad
ˈɑːməˌklæd
clad
klæd
ironclad
ˌaɪənˈklæd
overclad
ˌəʊvəˈklæd
phylloclad
ˈfɪləʊˌklæd
reclad
riːˈklæd
skyclad
ˈskaɪˌklæd
snow-clad
ˈsnəʊˌklæd
steel-clad
ˈstiːlˌklæd
thinclad
ˈθɪnˌklæd
triclad
ˈtraɪˌklæd
unclad
ʌnˈklæd
underclad
ˌʌndəˈklæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-CLAD

half-brother
half-buried
half-butt
half-caste
half-centuries
half-century
half-circle
half-closed
half-cock
half-cocked
half-completed
half-concealed
half-conscious
half-convinced
half-cooked
half-covered
half-crazy
half-crown
half-cup bra
half-cut

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-CLAD

ballad
beglad
broadside ballad
bush ballad
Caesar salad
cephalad
corn salad
fruit salad
green salad
head lad
Jack-the-lad
lad
mixed salad
potato salad
Russian salad
salad
side salad
stable lad
vegetable salad
Waldorf salad

Synonyms and antonyms of half-clad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-clad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-CLAD

Find out the translation of half-clad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-clad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-clad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半包
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio - revestido
570 millions of speakers

English

half-clad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा पहने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف يرتدون -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наполовину одетый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia -Clad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ পরিহিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi- vêtu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah berpakaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbmantel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハーフクラッド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 클래드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah klambi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa mạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை உடையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध्या कपडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım bürünmüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

half- clad
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół platerowane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наполовину одягнений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate îmbrăcat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημίγυμνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- geklede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv - pläterade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvkledde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-clad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-CLAD»

The term «half-clad» is used very little and occupies the 153.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-CLAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-clad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-CLAD»

Discover the use of half-clad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-clad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Romantic Hospitality and the Resistance to Accommodation
If this man is not, strictly speaking, a foreigner (at least, we do not know the details of his citizenship), then Lionel performatively alienates or others him with the label, “negro half clad.” Alan Richardson argues that Lionel's professed horror at ...
Peter Melville, 2007
2
History of Blue Earth County
He rushed to the door half clad just in time to see his son fall and the two Indians standing at the top of the blufi. Mr. Davis seized his ax while his oldest son, David , who was an excellent shot, took his trusty rifle and gathering his other eight ...
T. Hughes
3
Half-hour Lectures on the History and Practice of the Fine ...
... old men but half clad, children scarcely clad at all. In the middle ages the contrast was carried further. While the great minsters were rising in England, English Domestic Architecture—1100 to 1500.
William Bell Scott, 1867
4
Half-Assed Marines
Half-clad Marines spilled from their bunks and did what had to be done in the head. Clad in fatigues we lined up in the dark and chilly dawn. Muster was called as canvas-covered trucks rolled in. Bitching was subdued as our gear was stashed ...
Seamon Glass, 2010
5
Whatever Happened to Jacy Farrow?
Instead, he left a black sticky substance that so soaked up the sun's rays that you couldn't bear to stand on it more than half a second. Nobody had ever fixed it, since it supposedly ensured that daughters would not be tempted to get half-clad  ...
Ceil Cleveland, 1997
6
Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine: Being a Continuation of the ...
... degraded monsters of women, poor little children half-clad, except with dirt, with naked feet and dishevelled hair, playing in the gutter, many of them stunted, half-witted and deformed, and all wan and sickly-looking : the air filled with the bruit ...
‎1778
7
The Gold Rush Widows of Little Falls: A Story Drawn from the ...
"You speak of sometimes being lonely, now I tell you, if you was shut up in these mountains among the snow, half clad and half fed, working day and night except when asleep or eating, no acquaintances, few newspapers, and the prospects ...
Linda S. Peavy, Ursula Smith, 1990
8
The Sun Behind the Cloud
... two days I am lying in the corner of this dharmashala. Whenever I feel thirsty I go to the nearest brook to quaff some water. That is because I don't have even a small bowl to carry water with me.” The travelers felt pity for the half-clad person.
Basavaraj Naikar, 2012
9
Deep Are the Roots: Memoirs of a Black Expatriate
The management asked the half-clad, black dancers and drummers to avoid proximity to the half-clad, white chorus girls but they knew without being asked. Most memorable was our concert engagement in Detroit the day after a devastating ...
Gordon Heath, 1996
10
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: ...
The residue, half-clad, half-fed, and wholly unpaid, were anxious to reach their homes in the north. The sons of New Hampshire had clung to the father of their country, but their terms of service were expiring, and they were about to move ...
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-CLAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-clad is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Short history on the schedule tribe status of Manipur
In the first British census report of 1931 the people of Manipur were declared the genuine half-clad hill tribes of the Western South East Asia. «E-Pao.net, Jul 15»
2
Berniemania! Why Is Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders So Popular?
... on the other; abundant fabrics, on the one hand, and industrious, frugal men going half-clad, on the other.” After a year of tragedy and ennui, ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
3
Respond to a Lie: The Uses of the Income Gap
Those that think further than a half-clad star's scandal-enhanced notoriety on a DWI trip and a “celebrity sighting” might muse. What if the talent ... «Patriot Post, Jun 15»
4
Julianne Moore, Tatum O'Neal, and Stefano Tonchi Show Their …
It's the house that Eminem built. Gigantic photographs of Slim Shady—with Rick Rubin; drowning in a sea of half-clad women—adorn the walls ... «Vogue.com, Jun 15»
5
Slane feels the grá for Grohl as Foos fight the rain
Slipping, he falls to the muddied ground, much to the amusement of his slightly more sober comrades. Undeterred, the half-clad stranger makes ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
6
Running undie the night sky: The UCR Undie Run
With tubs upon bins upon carts of clothing piled high and half-clad bodies covered in neon paint, the Undie Run definitely achieved what it had ... «Highlander Newspaper, May 15»
7
The New Abercrombie & Fitch: A Strong Buy (ANF)
... and various lawsuits, the brand, erstwhile home to the teenage equivalent of the Pirelli calendar - soft-core images of half-clad boys and girls, ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
8
My critics 'were in some measure correct,' Sally Mann admits in …
... publish in “Immediate Family” — including a partially nude picture of her son half-clad in a Bugs Bunny costume, and a photo of her daughter ... «Washington Post, May 15»
9
The Abercrombie & Fitch Makeover: A Review
... the brand, erstwhile home to the teenage equivalent of the Pirelli calendar — soft-core images of half-clad boys and girls, often in unbuttoned ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
10
Gypsy (Savoy Theatre)
... bump it with a trumpet" declares Louise Gold's Wagnerian half-clad horn-blower), and Momma herself is always in the wings, shifting scenery ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Half-Clad [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/half-clad>. May 2024 ».
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