torse

[ tawrs ]

noun

, Heraldry.

1. a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of torse¹

1565–75; < Middle French: wreath, noun use of feminine of tors twisted < Late Latin torsus (past participle), for Latin tortus, past participle of torquēre to twist

Example Sentences

The girl's brother peeped through the window, and saw Leo standing naked in front of Mary, as if he posait pour le torse.

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The peculiarity in this case consisted of a torse of three tinctures.

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Crest: a soldan's head sable, the brow encircled by a torse or.

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The crest, a sinister arm in armour, grasping a broken lance, on a torse of the colours.

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An osculating plane of the curve (see 38 below) is a tangent plane of the torse all along a generating line.

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