n.

1. A device made of rope or leather straps that fits around the head or neck of an animal and is used to lead or secure the animal.
2. 1. A rope with a noose used for execution by hanging.
   2. Death or execution by hanging.
3. A halter-top.

tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

1. To put a halter on.
2. To control with or as if with a halter.
3. To hang (someone).

[Middle English, from Old English hælftre.]

hal·ter² (hôl'tər, hăl'-)
n., pl. -ter·es (-tîr'ēz).

Either of the small, clublike balancing organs that are the rudimentary hind wings of flies and other dipterous insects. Also called balancer.

[Latin haltēr, lead weights used in leaping exercises, from sing. of Greek haltēres, from hallesthai, to jump.]

The simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of the nose band together under the mandible. Made of leather or cotton or manila rope.

• h. broken — said of a young animal that has been taught to allow itself to be caught, haltered and led but not broken in to saddle or cart.
• h. classes — show classes in which entrant horses are required only to be halter broken.

IN BRIEF: A rope for leading or tying an animal. Also: A woman's shirt that has straps and leaves the back and arms bare.

A halter was used to lead the horse to the show ring.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - grime, strikke, reb, hængning
v. tr. - lægge grime på, hænge

2.
n. - kubeagtigt balanceorgan på tovingede insekter

Nederlands (Dutch)
halsteren, opknopen, halster, strop, plastron, galg, weifelaar, hartklopmeter

Français (French)
1.
n. - licou, corde (de pendaison), dos nu
v. tr. - mettre un licou à, contrôler avec un licou, pendre (qn)

2.
n. - (Zool) haltère

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Halfter, Schlinge, Tod durch Hängen, (Oberteil mit) Halsträger
v. - halftern, aufhängen

2.
n. - Schwingkölbchen (der Fliegen), Haltere

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καπίστρι, βρόχος, θηλιά
v. - καπιστρώνω, θέτω χαλινό, απαγχονίζω, κρεμώ

Italiano (Italian)
mettere il capestro a, capestro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cabresto (m)
v. - colocar o cabresto, encabrestar

Русский (Russian)
удавка, нерешительный человек, вешать, недоуздок, надевать недоуздок, приучать к узде

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - cabestro, ronzal, soga
v. tr. - cabestrar, poner el cabestro a

2.
n. - órgano del equilibrio en insectos dípteros

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grimma, (galg)rep, nackband (på kläder)
v. - sätta grimma på, tygla (bildl.), hänga

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 缰绳, 笼头, 给...套上缰绳, 绞死, 限制, 束缚

2. 露背背心

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 露背背心

2.
n. - 韁繩, 籠頭
v. tr. - 給...套上韁繩, 絞死, 限制, 束縛

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 굴레, 교수용 밧줄, 홀터
v. tr. - 굴레를 씌우다, ~을 교수형에 처하다

2.
n. - 입방체의 균형 잡힌 날개가 둘 달린 곤충

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 端綱, 絞首索, ホールター

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رسن, حبل المشنقه, الموت شنقا, صديرة نسائيه, الأعرج, المتردد, المتوقف ألخ (فعل) يرسن دابه, يشنق, يعوق, يكبل, يقيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפסר (חבל להולכת הבהמה), תלייה, חבל-תלייה‬
v. tr. - ‮שם אפסר על בהמה‬
n. - ‮בגד ללא שרוולים הנקשר מאחורי הצוואר, רצועה הקושרת שמלה מאחורי הצוואר‬

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Halter Dress	Halter Tops
Halter Sundress	Women's Halter Sundress