Etymology

torse

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle French torse ← Latin torqueō
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torse · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromtorqueō“to twist”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromtorse“wreath”
  3. English todaytorse

From Middle French torse (“wreath”), from Latin torqueō (“to twist”). Doublet of trousse and truss.

torse · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromthyrsus
  2. Italian · derived fromtorso
  3. French · borrowed fromtorse
  4. English todaytorse

From French torse, from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus. Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torso.

Words from the same roots

Latintorqueō all →

torque

Italiantorso all →

torso

Latinthyrsus all →

torsothyrsethyrsus

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