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- 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。
1.1
- archaic a rope with a noose for hanging a person〈古〉绞索。
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- 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（女子无袖衫或露背衫的）颈部吊带：
tourists in halter tops and shorts.
穿着吊带衫和短裤的游客。
词源
Old English hælftre, of Germanic origin， meaning 'something to hold things by'; related to German Halfter, also to HELVE.