half dozen en · NOUN
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A set of six.
The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| half dozens | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| half-dozen | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
fr demi-douzaine (6) · cs půltucet (6) · sv halvdussin (6) · eo duondekduo (6) · pt meia dúzia (6) · gv lieh-ghussan (6)