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Halved

Halve \Halve\ (h[aum]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halved (h[aum]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Halving.] [From Half.]

  1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of.

    So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin soul that halves their own.
    --M. Arnold.

  2. (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.

  3. Of a hole, match, etc., to reach or play in the same number of strokes as an opponent.

Halved

Halved \Halved\ (h[aum]vd), a. Appearing as if one side, or one half, were cut away; dimidiate.

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halved

vb. (en-past of: halve)

Usage examples of "halved".

It was a simple stone arch, tall and white, and on the keystone was a circle halved by a sinuous line, one half rough, the other smooth.

It was halved again at fifty kilometers - for, as one of the students remarked: "Wouldn't it be embarrassing if we ran off the end of the track?

It was halved again at fifty kilometers - for, as one of the students remarked: “Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if we ran off the end of the track?