Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A partition between the door of a cottage and the fireplace, serving to shelter the inner part of the house from the cold air when the door is opened.

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  • noun The passage or space between the outer and inner door of a cottage; the partition between the passage and the room

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Examples

  • At 11: 32 AM, vinod said ... my dear nalini. .arun shourie's sister .. are you behind this joker called amrit hallan and writing cave? ..

    Blog Vacation Nalini Singh 2008

  • A dark and smoky passage led, as usual, betwixt the exterior wall of the house, and the hallan, or clay wall, which served as a partition betwixt it and the interior.

    The Abbot 2008

  • Los huesos planos son como los en el cráneo, en las costillas, en el esternón y la escápula; los huesos largos se hallan en las extremedades – como el fémur o hueso del muslo de la pierna, y la ulna del brazo.

    Al Nacer, Tenemos Como 270 huesos. como adultos tienen 206 huesos 2007

  • Old Janet got into some kind of kennel behind the hallan; Davie had been long asleep and snoring between Ban and Buscar.

    Waverley 2004

  • Por cuanto respecta a otros materiales, bien se hallan en etapas tempranas de evaluacin o han quedado descartados, como resultado de sus muy elevados niveles de persistencia.

    Chapter 4 1994

  • Los nuevos insecticidas se hallan sujetos a las mismas normas estrictas impuestas sobre otros pesticides.

    Chapter 4 1994

  • Confiamos que sirva a manera de gua tcnica y de inversin pare quienes se hallan interesados en iniciar la produccin de piensos compuestos, adems de ser de utilidad como informe de referencia pare cuantos se encuentran desarrollando ya actividades en este campo.

    Chapter 3 1988

  • 'Yont our hallan he 's houft till the gurl gaed past,

    The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

  • That 'yont the hallan [324-36] snugly chows her cood; [324-37]

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester

  • Tan ventajosas condiciones no se hallan en ningunas otras Compañias para el seguro de la vida.

    Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.) C. A. Toledano

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  • My grandmother's house had a hallan that separated the front and back mudrooms from the main living areas.

    November 21, 2010