hall

(hal), x. [Early mod. E. also halle; halle, haule, hall In colleges and halls, in ancient days, Yhere dwelt a sage call'd Discipline. Cowper, Task, ii. 699. Halts, or places of licensed residence for students, also began to be established [in the thirteenth century]. Encyc. Brit., XXIII. 837. (f) In English colleges: (1) The large room in which the aa students dine in common. Hence—(2) The students’ dinner. Hail lasts about three quarters of an hour. Two Scholars conclude the performances by reading a long Latin grace. C. A. Bristed, English University, p. 37. Hall is at five o'clock. Mac mill an's Magazine. (g) In American colleges: (1) A room or building appronape to the meetings of a literary or other society; also, he society itself. These [Clio and Whig Halls in the College of New Jersey] were the prototypes, and are the most vigorous survivals, of what, for nearly a century, were the most flourishing and numerous of student societies —the twin literary societies, or halls, generally secret, and always intense in mutual rivalry, which have been institutions at every leading college in the land. The Century, XXXVI. 751. 2) One of the buildings in which students sleep; a dorm i- Ty. 2. An entranceway or pa ageway in a house leading to or communicating with its different parts. Anne ran up the path toward the front door, and entered the dark hail. C. F. Woolson, Anne, i. A hall! a hall! an exclamation formerly used at masks or other entertainments in order to make room in a crowd for an exhibition or a dance, or to call people together for any ceremony or spectacle, or to summon servants; equivalent to a ring! a ring! as now used. A hall, a hall! whist, still be mum, For now with silver song they come. Chapman, Gentleman Usher, ii. 1. A hall! a hall! who’s without, there? [Enter two or three with cushions.] Come on; y’ are proper grooms, are ye not?.. Their honours are upon coming, and the room not ready. Chapman, Widow’s Tears. The Monarch lightly turned away, And to his nobles loud did call — Lords, to the dance—a hall! a hall! Scott, Marmion, v. 17. Apothecaries’ Hall, See apothecary.— Bachelor’s or bachelor hall, an establishment-presided over by a man (especially an unmarried man) or by men only. The dishes having been set upon the table by a slipshod old woman, they were left to enjoy it [dinner] after their own manner. “ Bachelor’s Hall, you know, cousin,” said Mr. Jonas. Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, xi. Divinity hall, See divinity. Hall of Eblis. See Eblis, peers ey hall, a place where every one can do as he es. Gentlemen, pray be under no restraint in this house; this is Liberty-Hali, gentlemen; you may do just as you please here. Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer, ii.