{Three-quarter length}, a portrait showing the figure to the hips only. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
three-quarter length — noun Three quarter length is used before these nouns: ↑coat, ↑sleeve … Collocations dictionary
three-quarter-length — three quarˈter length adjective (of a coat, sleeve, etc) being three quarters of the full length • • • Main Entry: ↑three … Useful english dictionary
three-quarter-length — almost full length; length of a dress or skirt that reaches the middle of the lower leg … English contemporary dictionary
three-quarter — adj [only before noun] three quarters of the full size, length etc of something ▪ a three quarter violin ▪ a three quarter length coat … Dictionary of contemporary English
three-quarter — adjective used for describing something that is three quarters of the normal length or size of something: a three quarter length sleeve … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
three-quarter — three quarter, three quarters The noun expressing a fraction is three quarters (with hyphen). The adjectival form is three quarter (e.g. a three quarter length coat), and this is also the form for the players in a rugby team … Modern English usage
Three-quarter — Three quar ter, a. (Paint.) Measuring thirty inches by twenty five; said of portraitures. [1913 Webster] {Three quarter length}, a portrait showing the figure to the hips only. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
three-quarter — I. adjective or three quarters ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ 1. a. : of, relating to, or being a painted portrait measuring 30 by 25 inches or one showing the figure down to the hips only b. : of, relating to, or being a photographic portrait … Useful english dictionary
three-quarter — also three quarter ADJ: ADJ n You can use three quarter to describe something which is three fourths of the usual size or three fourths of a standard measurement. Choose short or three quarter sleeves for summer. ...a session which lasted one and … English dictionary
three-quarter — adjective (only before noun) three quarters of the full size, length etc of something: a three quarter violin | a three quarter length coat (=one that ends a little above your knees) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
