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torse¹

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)s

Where it comes from

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

noun torses

  1. 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.

    Similar: orle, wreath

torse²

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)s

Where it comes from

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

noun torses

  1. obsolete The torso. To Painters, for the picturing of ſome exquiſit arme, leg, torſe or wreathing of the body, or any other rare poſture, whether ſmooth or forced.

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noun heraldry: a twist of cloth or wreath forming the lowest part of the crest

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"torse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/torse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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torse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/torse

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"torse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/torse.

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@misc{torse_2026,
  title = {torse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/torse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}