Halifax

English

/ˈhælɨˌfæks/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (industrial town in West Yorkshire), 20km south-west of Leeds.
  • (capital city in Nova Scotia).
  • (small town/county seat in Halifax County).
  • (town/county seat in Halifax County).
  • An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Etymology

Derived from Old English halh-ġefeaxe (grassy corner), healh (corner, nook, angle, recess) + Old English feax (hair, hair of the head, head of hair), hāliġfeax (holy hair), hāliġ (holy) + Old English feax (hair, hair of the head, head of hair).

Origin

Old English

feax

Gloss

hair, hair of the head, head of hair

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

髪

Emoji
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