資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Halve \Halve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Halving}.] [From {Half}.]
   1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to
      be or form half of.

            So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin
            soul that halves their own.           --M. Arnold.

   2. (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away
      each for half its thickness at the joining place, and
      fitting together.

Halved \Halved\, a.
   Appearing as if one side, or one half, were cut away;
   dimidiate.