torques
a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.
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How to use torques in a sentence
The young man, however, disregarding Maildun's advice, took down one of the torques and brought it away.
Old Celtic Romances | UnknownA fresh find of torques and fibul has occurred in the spring of this year at La Moureta, near Ferrol.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3) | Leonard WilliamsAlso some of them wore torques and bracelets of yellow metal that might be either brass or gold.
The Yellow God | H. Rider HaggardRound her alabaster neck was a magnificent "torques," or collar of twisted gold-wire.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2) | Ellen C. ClaytonAbout 1844 or 1845, some discoveries were made in Norfolk of gold torques and coins of the Iceni.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich | A. D. Bayne
British Dictionary definitions for torques
/ (ˈtɔːkwiːz) /
a distinctive band of hair, feathers, skin, or colour around the neck of an animal; a collar
Origin of torques
1Derived forms of torques
- torquate (ˈtɔːkwɪt, -kweɪt), adjective
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