torse
English
Etymology 1
Via obsolete French torse (a wreath) from Latin torquēre (to twist).
Noun
torse (plural torses)
- (heraldry) A twist of cloth or wreath underneath and forming part of a crest; an orle, a wreath. It is customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on.
Synonyms
- orle
- wreath
Related terms
- torsion
Translations
heraldry: a twist of cloth or wreath forming the lowest part of the crest
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References
- A complete guide to heraldry, A. C. Fox-Davis.
Noun
torse (plural torses)
- Obsolete form of torso.
Anagrams
- Resto, estro-, resto, roset, rotes, sorte, store, tores
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔʁs/
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus. Doublet of thyrse.
Noun
torse m (plural torses)
- torso
- Son torse est très poilu.
- His torso is very hairy.
Derived terms
- bomber le torse
- torse nu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
torse
- feminine singular of tors
Further reading
- “torse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- resto, rotes, sorte, store, tores
Italian
Verb
torse
- third-person singular past historic of torcere
Anagrams
- estro, resto, restò, roste, serto, sorte, terso