halfblood

halfblood
half blood also half-blood (hăfʹblŭd', häfʹ-) n.
1.
a. The relationship existing between persons having only one parent in common.
b. A person existing in such a relationship.
2. Offensive. A person of mixed racial descent, especially a person of Native American and white parentage.
3. A half-blooded domestic animal.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • halfblood — n. relation between people born of the same father or same mother but not of the same both parents …   English contemporary dictionary

  • The Halfblood Chronicles — by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey are a series of four fantasy books set in a mystical world of elves, wizards and dragons. At the moment there are only three books out and these include The Elvenbane , Elvenblood , Elvenborn . The fourth book… …   Wikipedia

  • Yuan-ti — Articleissues in universe = April 2008 context = March 2008 citations missing = February 2008Infobox D D creature name=Yuan ti alignment=Chaotic Evil type=Monstrous humanoid [Yuan Ti at wizards.com]… …   Wikipedia

  • Mercedes Lackey — signing autographs at CONvergence Born June 24, 1950 (1950 06 24) (age 61) Chicago, Illinois, U.S …   Wikipedia

  • Mercedes Lackey Collections — This is a list of books by Mercedes Lackey, arranged by collection. Contents 1 Valdemar Universe 2 Elves on the Road Universe 3 Heirs of Alexandria 4 Valdemar Short Story C …   Wikipedia

  • Northwest Frontier — Infobox Film name = Northwest Frontier caption = Lobby card (L to R Ian Hunter, Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Jack Gwillim) director = J. Lee Thompson producer = Marcel Hellman writer = Robin Estridge Frank S. Nugent Will Price starring = Kenneth… …   Wikipedia

  • List of high fantasy fiction — This list contains a variety of examples of high fantasy fiction. It is not exhaustive, merely illustrative; the works listed thus cover a very broad spectrum of literary quality. The list is ordered by author s last name. Books *Lloyd Alexander… …   Wikipedia

  • Spells in Harry Potter — occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. Magic spells are used by many of the characters to achieve useful effects without the benefit of modern technology. The main depiction of a spell in the Harry Potter… …   Wikipedia

  • List of fantasy novels — This page lists a broad variety of fantasy novels (and novel series) some old, some new; some famous, some obscure; some well written, some ill written and so may be considered a representative slice of the field. The books appear in alphabetical …   Wikipedia

  • Johan Fabricius — (Bandung, August 24, 1899 Glimmen, June 21, 1981) was a Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.Fabricius wrote approximately 60 books, among them many books for children. He is well known for writing the historical children s book De… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”