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Webster's 1828 DictionaryHALL, n. [L. aula; Heb. a tent, a palace.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: Middle English halle, from Old English heall; akin to Old High German halla hall, Latin cella small room, celare to conceal — more at hell Date: before 12th century Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. 1 a a space or passage into which the front entrance of a house etc. opens. b US a corridor or passage in a building. 2 a a large room or building for meetings, meals, concerts, etc. b (in pl.) music-halls. 3 a large country house, esp. with a landed estate. 4 (in full hall of residence) a university residence for students. 5 a (in a college etc.) a common dining-room. b dinner in this. 6 the building of a guild (Fishmongers' Hall). 7 a a large public room in a palace etc. b the principal living-room of a medieval house. Phrases and idioms: Hall of Fame US a building with memorials of celebrated people. hall porter Brit. a porter who carries baggage etc. in a hotel. hall-stand a stand in the hall of a house, with a mirror, pegs, etc. Etymology: OE = hall f. Gmc, rel. to HELL Webster's 1913 DictionaryHall Hall, n. [OE. halle, hal, AS. heal, heall; akin to D. hal, OS. & OHG. halla, G. halle, Icel. h["o]lt, and prob. from a root meaning, to hide, conceal, cover. See Hell, Helmet.] 1. A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London. 2. (a) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment. Full sooty was her bower and eke her hall. --Chaucer. Hence, as the entrance from outside was directly into the hall: (b) A vestibule, entrance room, etc., in the more elaborated buildings of later times. Hence: (c) Any corridor or passage in a building. 3. A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion house. --Cowell. 4. A college in an English university (at Oxford, an unendowed college). 5. The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock. 6. Cleared passageway in a crowd; -- formerly an exclamation. [Obs.] ``A hall! a hall!'' --B. Jonson. Syn: Entry; court; passage. See Vestibule. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(halls) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The hall in a house or flat is the area just inside the front door, into which some of the other rooms open. (BRIT; in AM, use entrance hall) N-COUNT see also entrance hall 2. A hall in a building is a long passage with doors into rooms on both sides of it. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use hallway) N-COUNT 3. A hall is a large room or building which is used for public events such as concerts, exhibitions, and meetings. We picked up our conference materials and filed into the lecture hall... N-COUNT: oft n N see also city hall, town hall 4. If students live in hall in British English, or in a hall in American English, they live in a university or college building called a hall of residence. N-COUNT: also prep N 5. Hall is sometimes used as part of the name of a large house in the country. He died at Holly Hall, his wife's family home. N-IN-NAMES 6. see also music hall Easton's Bible Dictionary(Gr. aule, Luke 22:55; R.V., "court"), the open court or quadrangle belonging to the high priest's house. In Matt. 26:69 and Mark 14:66 this word is incorrectly rendered "palace" in the Authorized Version, but correctly "court" in the Revised Version. In John 10:1,16 it means a "sheep-fold." In Matt. 27:27 and Mark 15:16 (A.V., "common hall;" R.V., "palace") it refers to the proetorium or residence of the Roman governor at Jerusalem. The "porch" in Matt. 26:71 is the entrance-hall or passage leading into the central court, which is open to the sky. International Standard Bible Encyclopediahol (Lu 22:55 the King James Version). Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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