TORSADES

Etymology 1

Noun

torsades

plural of torsade

Etymology 2

Noun

torsades (uncountable)

Abbreviation of torsades de pointes.

Anagrams

• assorted

Source: Wiktionary


TORSADE

Tor*sade", n. [F.]

Definition: A twisted cord; also, a molded or worked ornament of similar form.

The crown decked with torsades of pearls. Harper's Mag.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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