Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being half one thing and half another.
- adverb In equal portions.
- noun A mixture of two things in equal portions, especially a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream.
- noun Chiefly British A blend of malt liquors, especially porter and ale.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mixture of malt liquors; in England, especially, a mixture of porter and ale; in some parts of the United States, old and new ale mixed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
half and half . - adverb Alternative spelling of
half and half . - noun Alternative spelling of
half and half .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in equal parts
- adverb in equal parts
- noun half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat
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Examples
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The two were known as half-and-half of the cold-blooded Gamboas.
Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007
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Nearly half-and-half, or more, if you consider that "Avatar" was one of the favorites.
Science Fiction and Fantasy at the Oscars frankwu 2010
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There is nothing more frustrating than sitting down to a bowl of fruit while your significant other slathers butter on a slice of bacon and asks you to pass the half-and-half.
The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011
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Other than crema para batir, I haven't seen either heavy cream, light cream, or half-and-half in the supermarkets here in Mexico.
Cream 2009
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Other than crema para batir, I haven't seen either heavy cream, light cream, or half-and-half in the supermarkets here in Mexico.
Cream 2009
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Often referred to as a moitié-moitié , or half-and-half, it mixes Gruyère and Vacherin cheeses not necessarily in a 50-50 proportion with white wine and garlic.
Switzerland's Best Fondue Christina Passariello 2011
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Other than crema para batir, I haven't seen either heavy cream, light cream, or half-and-half in the supermarkets here in Mexico.
Cream 2009
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Other than crema para batir, I haven't seen either heavy cream, light cream, or half-and-half in the supermarkets here in Mexico.
Cream 2009
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Other than crema para batir, I haven't seen either heavy cream, light cream, or half-and-half in the supermarkets here in Mexico.
Cream 2009
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Coffee would come spiked with hemoglobin, not half-and-half.
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