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1941 film by Irving Pichel
Dance Hall is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and written by Stanley Rauh and Ethel Hill. The film stars Carole Landis, Cesar Romero
Dance_Hall_(1941_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Dance Hall (1931 film), a French drama film Dance Hall (1941 film), an American comedy film Dance Hall (1950 film), a British film This disambiguation
Dance_hall_(disambiguation)
Type of dance hall with paid dancers
A taxi dance hall is a type of dance hall where dancers, usually young women, called taxi dancers are paid to dance with usually male patrons. The owners
Taxi_dance_hall
American actresses popular in the early 1920s
(October 24, 1892 – June 1, 1941), known professionally as The Dolly Sisters, were Hungarian-American identical twin dancers, singers and actresses, popular
Dolly_Sisters
Singaporean dancer
Krishnan (born 1941) is a Singaporean dancer and actress. She was both a founding member and the principal dancer of the National Dance Theatre Company
Madhavi_Krishnan_(dancer)
1941 film by Edward Buzzell
The Get-Away is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger and Donna Reed. Produced by
The_Get-Away_(1941_film)
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Citizen
1941_in_film
American actor (1882–1958)
Ernest Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film, stage and television actor. Hall toured with various New England stage companies
Thurston_Hall
American actress (1941–2026)
Hope Clarke (March 23, 1941 – July 23, 2026) was an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer, and opera director. In 1995, she became the first
Hope_Clarke
1941 film by William Dieterle
Webster (originally released as All That Money Can Buy) is a 1941 American supernatural horror film directed by William Dieterle and starring Edward Arnold
The Devil and Daniel Webster (film)
The_Devil_and_Daniel_Webster_(film)
1987 British film
period crime drama film directed and co-written by Michael Radford. It dramatises the events of the Happy Valley murder case in Kenya in 1941, wherein Sir Henry
White_Mischief_(film)
1941 American animated film produced by Walt Disney
Dumbo is a 1941 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based upon the storyline
Dumbo
American tap dancer and choreographer (1909–1996)
Room at the Plaza Hotel and the Rainbow Room. Carnegie Hall followed, then Broadway and a film version of William Saroyan's Time of Your Life (1948).
Paul_Draper_(dancer)
American actress, singer and dancer (1921–1981)
married twice. Her first husband was a fellow dancer, Robert Hightower, to whom she was married from February 1941 to November 1946. Her second husband was
Vera-Ellen
American entertainment act
movie Stormy Weather has been praised as one of the greatest dance routines ever captured on film. Growing up surrounded by vaudeville acts as children, they
Nicholas_Brothers
Theme in film studies
Some films feature recognizable dance forms, demonstrating them, shedding light on their origin, or being the base of a plot. Fred Astaire's and Gene Kelly's
Dance_in_film
1941 film by Herbert Wilcox
Sunny is a 1941 American musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace Hartman
Sunny_(1941_film)
American actor, dancer, singer, and producer (1912–1996)
Always Fair Weather (1955), the last film he directed with Donen. His solo directorial debut was Invitation to the Dance (1956), one of the last MGM musicals
Gene_Kelly
American tap dancer (1921–2000)
Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2001, along with his brother Fayard Nicholas. Nicholas appeared in the following films dancing alongside
Harold_Nicholas
1941 British film by Walter Forde
The Ghost Train is a 1941 British thriller mystery film directed by Walter Forde and starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch. It is based on the 1923
The_Ghost_Train_(1941_film)
American dancer and actor (1899–1987)
June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years
Fred_Astaire
American dancer and choreographer (born 1941)
1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which
Twyla_Tharp
American choreographer, dancer, and actor (1914–2006)
Serenade (1941), and Orchestra Wives (1942). Nicholas was born in Alabama, but grew up primarily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He learned to dance while
Fayard_Nicholas
American actress, dancer, pin-up girl (1918–1987)
actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films over 38
Rita_Hayworth
English actor (1899–1959)
Charlie Hall (also credited Charley Hall; 19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known for his appearances as a nemesis
Charlie Hall (actor, born 1899)
Charlie_Hall_(actor,_born_1899)
would not require a dance hall as large as those typically used for waltzes. Java takes the form of a fast waltz, with the dancers dancing very close to one
Java_(dance)
American actor and dancer (1913-2014)
ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Daniel Pontipee, one of the seven brothers in the film Seven
Marc_Platt_(dancer)
American singer (born 1941)
(born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist
Chubby_Checker
1940 film by George Cukor
York Film Critics Circle Awards: 1940 Awards". New York Film Critics Circle. Retrieved August 15, 2021. "Film Hall of Fame: Productions". Online Film & Television
The_Philadelphia_Story_(film)
1940 animated film by Walt Disney
the aisles." Dance Magazine devoted its lead story to the film, saying that "the most extraordinary thing about Fantasia is, to a dancer or balletomane
Fantasia_(1940_film)
into the Ballroom Dancer's Hall of Fame 1991: "Fred Astaire", a song by Donna Summer on her Mistaken Identity album 1992: The Dancing House in Prague is
List of awards and nominations received by Fred Astaire
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Fred_Astaire
American entertainer (1904–1987)
vaudevillian, eccentric dancer, comedian, actor and singer best known for his performance as the Scarecrow in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
Ray_Bolger
Dance (1931), the first of eight films in which they appeared together. He was billed sixth. That same year, he also appeared in the gangster film The
Clark_Gable_filmography
1941 film by H. Bruce Humberstone
Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 American musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle,
Sun_Valley_Serenade
(1929–1966), belly dancer, film actress Zouba El-Klobatiyya (1917–1972), belly dancer, film actress Nagwa Fouad (born 1939), belly dancer Nadia Gamal (1937–1990)
List_of_female_dancers
Calendar year
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1941
American actress (1895–1964)
Astaire's first RKO film without dancing partner Ginger Rogers. Astaire's costar Joan Fontaine was not a dancer, and he was reluctant to dance on screen alone
Gracie_Allen
American actor and dancer (1908–2003)
"Buddy" Ebsen. Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his film career in Broadway Melody of 1936. He also appeared as a dancer with child star Shirley Temple
Buddy_Ebsen
Scottish ballerina and actress (1926–2006)
for its 1941 provincial tour and West End season before moving on to Sadler's Wells in 1942. Shearer's breakthrough role in her post-war dance career was
Moira_Shearer
Dance Halls of Brisbane in the twentieth century were popular venues for entertainment, socialising and reflected styles of music, architecture, popular
Dance Halls of Brisbane in the twentieth century
Dance_Halls_of_Brisbane_in_the_twentieth_century
American dancer and actress (1922–2008)
2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles
Cyd_Charisse
1941 film by H. Bruce Humberstone
I Wake Up Screaming (originally titled Hot Spot) is a 1941 American mystery thriller film noir. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it stars Betty Grable
I_Wake_Up_Screaming
American-British jazz singer and actor (1901–1993)
(Micheaux Film) Dancers in the Dark (1932) (USA) (Hall's singing voice is used but she is uncredited) On the Air and Off (1933) (USA short, filmed at Biograph
Adelaide_Hall
American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer
Marge_Champion
American comedy duo
Privates, In the Navy, and Keep 'Em Flying. They also appeared in the 1941 horror comedy film Hold That Ghost, and went on to appear in several other horror
Abbott_and_Costello
Female performer in a theatrical revue
to mean a singer and dancer in music hall acts. Showgirls in the modern sense date from the late 1800s in Parisian music halls and cabarets such as the
Showgirl
Cuban novelty line dance
the 1941 Deanna Durbin film, It Started With Eve, in which Durbin and Charles Laughton dance the dance together in a nightclub. In Ball of Fire (1941),
Conga_line
American burlesque performer and actress (1904–1979)
She performed the bubble dance in the film Sunset Murder Case (1938). In 1936, she purchased The Music Box burlesque hall in San Francisco, which later
Sally_Rand
Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and Shall We Dance (1937), totaling 9 films made between 1933 and 1939. Without Astaire, Rogers starred
Ginger_Rogers_filmography
American dancer, instructor, and choreographer
Collins danced in or choreographed nearly forty Hollywood films. Notable appearances include Hellzapoppin' (1941), Dance Hall (1941), Playmates (1941), Buck
Dean_Collins_(dancer)
Erotic dance
A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive
Striptease
1951 film by Vincente Minnelli
Green and Saul Chaplin, the music directors. The story of the film is interspersed with dance numbers choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music
An_American_in_Paris_(film)
1977 film by Woody Allen
Annie Hall is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, and
Annie_Hall
American dancer and choreographer (1877–1927)
September 14, 1927) was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout
Isadora_Duncan
American actress (1931–2024)
professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, dancer and singer. Her notable films included We're Not Married! (1952), There's No Business Like
Mitzi_Gaynor
1941 film by Alexander Korda
States. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the film tells the story of the rise and fall of Emma Hamilton, dance-hall girl and courtesan, who married Sir William
That_Hamilton_Woman
American actor (1903–1960)
his other well-known films were Bringing Up Baby (1938), Gone with the Wind (1939), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Sergeant York (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942)
Ward_Bond
Angharad Morgan in the 20th Century Fox film adaptation of How Green Was My Valley (1941), directed by John Ford. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture
Maureen_O'Hara_filmography
American exotic dancer (1927–2005)
Bride of Frankenstein. As an actress she appeared in the 1953 indie film Dance Hall Racket, which also starred Lenny Bruce. They divorced on January 21
Honey_Bruce
Indian female Bharatanatyam dancers
two Indian female Bharatanatyam dancers who performed on stage in South Indian and Hindi films. They were a twin dance duo and were popular during the
Sayee–Subbulakshmi
American dancer
her hip swivels. Buck Privates (1941), partner Dean Collins Playmates (1941), partner Dean Collins Dance Hall (1941), partner Dean Collins Ride 'Em Cowboy
Jewel_McGowan
2010 film by Joe Johnston
American gothic horror film directed by Joe Johnston, from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self. A remake of the 1941 film of the same name,
The_Wolfman_(film)
Type of British theatrical entertainment popular between 1850 and 1960
You (1941) features old-time music hall star Lily Morris as an ex-music hall artiste now ennobled as "Lady Randall". In the last scene of the film, however
Music_hall
British newsreader and narrator (1902–1971)
(1872–1941), an insurance clerk. In addition to his work as a narrator Emmett was also a screenwriter for Under the Southern Cross (1957), Dance Hall (1950)
E._V._H._Emmett
American actress, dancer and artist (born 1941)
Mary Carol Lee Ford; January 21, 1941), also known as Victoria Carrol-Bell, is an American retired actress, dancer and artist. She is best known as Marie
Victoria_Carroll
Mexican actress (1917–1985)
May 10, 1917 – July 17, 1985) was a Mexican actress and dancer. She appeared in many film, stage, and television productions, including Lost Horizon
Margo_(actress)
2023 film by Christopher Nolan
the film take place in academic lecture halls; to save time and money, the production team decided against attempting to reconstruct those halls as sets
Oppenheimer_(film)
1941 film by George Cukor
A Woman's Face is a 1941 American drama film noir directed by George Cukor and starring Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas and Conrad Veidt. It tells the story
A_Woman's_Face
Brazilian singer (1909–1955)
singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "the Brazilian Bombshell," she was known for her signature fruit hat outfits that she wore in her American films. As
Carmen_Miranda
American actor (1915–1979)
Jon Hall (born Charles Felix Locher, February 23, 1915 – December 13, 1979) was an American film actor known for playing a variety of adventurous roles
Jon_Hall_(actor)
American bandleader and trumpeter (born 1922)
"Thunderbird", "Houseparty Hop", "Trumpet Boogie", "Dream Dancing", "Dream While You Dance", "Dance My Heart", "Let's All Do the Swim", "Big Band Boogie"
Ray_Anthony
American ballroom husband and wife dance team
called them, "The greatest dance couple in America." They were the first to give a recital of ballroom dance at Carnegie Hall They appeared at the Chicago
Veloz_and_Yolanda
1933 musical film
the film as "[a] sprightly entertainment, combining, as it did, a plausible enough story of back-stage life, some excellent musical numbers and dance routines
42nd_Street_(film)
American musician (1941–2016)
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of
Maurice_White
American jazz singer, songwriter and bandleader (1907–1994)
his home films for preservation as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films". He was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
Cab_Calloway
American actress (1927–2015)
uncredited dance-hall girl bit in Gunman's Walk Bek's next film for Columbia, Bell, Book and Candle, was made and released in 1958. It was also her last film; Harry
Bek_Nelson
British entertainers
Egyptian imagery following the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. The "sand dance" that formed the highlight of their act was a parody of postures from Egyptian
Wilson,_Keppel_and_Betty
American TV and film actress (1914–2001)
used the family name Wells professionally through 1941, and also appeared on stage (and in one film) as Diane Duval. She was a child actress, beginning
Julie_Bishop_(actress)
American modern dancer (1879–1968)
spiritual dance and the mysticism of the body. Her signature solos continue to be performed. She was inducted into the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame
Ruth_St._Denis
1941 song by Victor Schertzinger and Johnny Mercer
Hutton in her feature film debut. The song portrays a South American woman with universally recognized allure: "When she dances by, / Señoritas stare
Tangerine_(1941_song)
American choreographer and director (1918–1998)
1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among
Jerome_Robbins
British actor (1941–2020)
Christopher Winton Beeny (7 July 1941 – 3 January 2020) was an English actor and dancer. He had a career as a child actor, but was best known for his work
Christopher_Beeny
Concert hall in South Kensington, London, England
since 1941. It is host to more than 390 shows in the main auditorium annually, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings
Royal_Albert_Hall
Cataloging of performances by Humphrey Bogart
began to pursue a career in film by 1928, first appearing in the short film The Dancing Town, and then in the 1930 short film Broadway's Like That. Bogart
Humphrey Bogart on stage, screen, radio, and television
Humphrey_Bogart_on_stage,_screen,_radio,_and_television
which opened in 1912, and which regularly hosts opera, West End Musicals, dance and variety. Since the 1970s a number of arts centres and small venues have
List_of_theatres_in_Bristol
American dancer and actor (1878–1949)
industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. According to dance critic Marshall Stearns, "Robinson's contribution to tap dance is exact and specific
Bill_Robinson
American actor, singer and dancer (1901–1961)
(1937–1938), Hold On to Your Hats (1940–1941), Hazel Flagg (1953) and The Golden Apple (1954). As a dancer, his talent was likened to Fred Astaire's
Jack_Whiting_(actor)
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)
boats on Lake Michigan. In 1923, he played at Guyon's Paradise, a local dance hall. In the summer of 1923, he met the cornetist and composer Bix Beiderbecke
Benny_Goodman
February 18, 2026. Billington, Alex (February 19, 2026). "Family Drama Film 'She Dances' Trailer with Steve Zahn & Audrey Zahn". First Showing. Retrieved February
List of American films of 2026
List_of_American_films_of_2026
American actress (1915–1969)
- Flossie - Telephone Operator (uncredited) Bachelor Mother (1939) - Dance-Hall Hostess (uncredited) The Magnificent Fraud (1939) - June (uncredited)
Barbara_Pepper
American actress and dancer (1925–2000)
dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and she served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach
Gwen_Verdon
Canadian thoroughbred jockey (1941–2025)
Ronald Joseph Morel Turcotte (July 22, 1941 – August 22, 2025) was a Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner
Ron_Turcotte
American actor (1941–1994)
Harris M. III (1996). Obituaries in the Performing Arts: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture, 1994. Jefferson, N.C
Dack_Rambo
1941 American drama film directed by Julien Duvivier
Lydia is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Merle Oberon as Lydia MacMillan, a woman whose life is seen from
Lydia_(film)
Stadium in the Bronx, New York
was then leased again in 1941 to John "Kerry" O’Donnell, who with the help of his family and friends ran the park, dance hall, and tavern. For several
Gaelic_Park
American-born French entertainer (1906–1975)
adoption." Beyoncé performed Baker's banana dance at the Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall in September 2006. As a commemoration of Baker's
Josephine_Baker
Early 20th-century American couple dance known as the Grizzly Bear
at the time. Contemporary film productions provide evidence of this enthusiasm. These varied forms of appropriation of a dance perceived as exotic were
Grizzly_Bear_(dance)
1990 film by Kevin Costner
Dances With Wolves is a 1990 American epic revisionist Western film directed and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut. Starring
Dances_With_Wolves
Song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler in 1933
Carnegie Hall Mary Lou Williams – Live at the Keystone Korner (1977) Viola Wills – covered the song in 1982, peaking at #4 on the Billboard dance charts
Stormy_Weather_(song)
American jazz trombonist and bandleader (1905–1956)
Mars, 1943 Ship Ahoy, 1942 Birth of the Blues, 1941 Las Vegas Nights, 1941 A Night in a Dormitory, 1930, film short Up Swing (RCA Victor, 1944) Getting Sentimental
Tommy_Dorsey
DANCE HALL-1941-FILM
DANCE HALL-1941-FILM
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English heall "hall," hence "lives at the hall." Middle English name HALL means "to cover, conceal."
Girl/Female
Greek
Form of Danae; the mythological mother of Perseus by Zeus.
Male
Italian
Contracted form of Italian Durante, DANTE means "steadfast."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French dance ‘dance’, hence a nickname for a skilled or enthusiastic dancer, or a metonymic occupational name for a professional acrobat or dancer.Probably a translation or Americanized spelling of German Danz.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian : from Middle English hall (Old English heall), Middle High German halle, Old Norse hǫll all meaning ‘hall’ (a spacious residence), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a hall or an occupational name for a servant employed at a hall. In some cases it may be a habitational name from places named with this word, which in some parts of Germany and Austria in the Middle Ages also denoted a salt mine. The English name has been established in Ireland since the Middle Ages, and, according to MacLysaght, has become numerous in Ulster since the 17th century.Hall is one of the commonest and most widely distributed of English surnames, bearing witness to the importance of the hall as a feature of the medieval village.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a dancer or acrobat, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French dance ‘dance’ (see Dance).Translation of German Dänzer or Danser (see Danzer).
Girl/Female
Norse
Half protected.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Jamaican, Latin
Land; A Lance; A Light Spear
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of longer names containing the Norse element hallr, HALLE means "rock."
Male
English
 English name derived from the Old French word lance, LANCE means "lance (the weapon)." Compare with another form of Lance.
Boy/Male
English American Danish Norse Scandinavian Hebrew
Brook. Also from the surname Dane, meaning 'From Denmark.
Boy/Male
Spanish American Italian Latin
Enduring. The poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy with its graphic description of...
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek, Hebrew
The Mythological Mother of Perseus by Zeus; God is My Judge; Form of Danae
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, Greek, Scandinavian
Dweller at the Hall Meadow; The Sea; Heroine
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hall.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lunar halo. Glory.
Boy/Male
English Swedish Teutonic
Lives in the hall.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Hall or Manor
Male
French
 Old French form of German Lanzo, LANCE means "land." Compare with another form of Lance.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Teutonic
Ingenious; From the Hall; Healthy Hero
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v. t.
To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
v. t.
To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
n.
A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.
imp. & p. p.
of Dance
n.
The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock.
interj.
All health; -- a phrase of salutation or welcome.
n.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
v. i.
The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music.
n.
A ball or general dance, as in Mexico.
n.
A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the place where the game was played, and to the street, in London, still called Pall Mall.
v. t.
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
n.
A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.
v. t.
To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle.
n.
One who dances or who practices dancing.
n.
A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion house.
adv.
In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious.
n.
A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London.
n.
An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall.
v. t.
To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
a.
Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.