halientics

[Gr. halieutikos = pertaining to fishing; hè halieutike the art of fishing; halieus = a fisherman.) A treatise on fishes or the art of fishing; ichthyology. hăl-i-mă , s. [A. S. hálig =holy, and ma .] The feast of All Souls; All Hallow ma . "She came adorned hither like sweet May; Sent back like halima , or shortest day." Shakesp.: Much Ado about Nong , ii. 3. B. As adjective : 1. Of the value or price of a halfpenny. "There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny." -Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt. II ., iv. 2. *2. Of little value; very small or insignificant. "Thou halfpenny purse of wit, thou pigeon-egg of discretion." Shakesp .: Love's Labor's Lost, v. i. halfpenny-worth, s . The value of a halfpenny. "O monstrous! but one halfpenny - worth of bread to this intolerable deal of sack." - Shakesp .: Henry IV ., Pt . I., ii. 4. hăl-1-(1), prefix [Mid. Eng. hali holy.] Holy. [HALIBUT.] hăl-1-(2), pref. [Gr. halios =marine, from hals (gen it. halos)=the sea.] Of or belonging to the sea, marine.