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torques
[ tawr-kweez ]
noun
- a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.
torques
/ -kweɪt; ˈtɔːkwɪt; ˈtɔːkwiːz /
noun
- a distinctive band of hair, feathers, skin, or colour around the neck of an animal; a collar
Derived Forms
- torquate, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of torques1
Word History and Origins
Origin of torques1
Example Sentences
Ultimately, though, the author torques her contrarianism past trolling, past knee-jerk philosophizing and past satire, alchemizing a critique of literary culture in all its ideological waywardness.
Some of the white terracotta tiles that cover the building’s facade were haphazardly installed, wrecking the precise geometries of a design that ripples and torques.
Now, we could orient the sunshield to cancel out the torques—but we want to point the telescope at targets, not get the sunshield perfectly balanced by sunlight.
Having made his name promoting transparency in state accounts and other old-style mainstream Republican priorities, he now torques ordinary conservative dispositions into categorical imperatives.
Her body is strong, and she torques it forcefully against the god, trying to free herself.
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