torse
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Via obsolete French torse (a wreath) from Latin torquēre (to twist).
Noun edit
torse (plural torses)
- (heraldry) A twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on; rarely, it occurs as a charge.
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Related terms edit
Translations edit
heraldry: a twist of cloth or wreath forming the lowest part of the crest
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References edit
- A complete guide to heraldry, A. C. Fox-Davis.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
torse (plural torses)
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus. Doublet of thyrse.
Noun edit
torse m (plural torses)
- torso
- Son torse est très poilu.
- His torso is very hairy.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
torse
Further reading edit
- “torse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
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Verb edit
torse
- third-person singular past historic of torcere