torques

[ tawr-kweez ]

noun

, Zoology.

1. 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

1. 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

1560–70; < Latin torquēs twisted necklace or collar, equivalent to torqu ( ēre ) to twist (akin to Greek trépein to turn) + -ēs feminine deverbative noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of torques¹

C17: from Latin: necklace, from torquēre to twist

Example Sentences

The young man, however, disregarding Maildun's advice, took down one of the torques and brought it away.

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A fresh find of torques and fibul has occurred in the spring of this year at La Moureta, near Ferrol.

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Also some of them wore torques and bracelets of yellow metal that might be either brass or gold.

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Round her alabaster neck was a magnificent "torques," or collar of twisted gold-wire.

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About 1844 or 1845, some discoveries were made in Norfolk of gold torques and coins of the Iceni.

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