Via obsolete French torse (a wreath) from Latin torquēre (to twist).
torse (plural torses)
(heraldry) A twist of cloth or wreath underneath and forming part of a crest; an orle, a wreath. It is customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on.
• orle
• wreath
torse (plural torses)
Obsolete form of torso.
• Resto, resto, roset, rotes, sorte, store, tores
Source: Wiktionary
Torse, n. Etym: [OF., fr. OF. & F. tors, torse, twisted, wreathed, p. p. of tordre to twist, L. torquere. See Torture.]
1. (Her.)
Definition: A wreath.
2. Etym: [F. tors, torse, twisted.] (Geom.)
Definition: A developable surface. See under Developable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
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