half-length in British English
adjective. (of a portrait) showing only the body from the waist up and including the hands.
What is half-length portrait painting?
[57] The half-length as a description was an international term and implied a portrait to below the waist and generally to the knees.
What is a half-length picture?
Definition of 'half-length'
1. (of a portrait) showing only the body from the waist up and including the hands.
