TORSO

torso, trunk, body

(noun) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; “they moved their arms and legs and bodies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

torso (plural torsos or torsi)

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

Synonyms

• trunk

Anagrams

• Sorto, Toors, ostro, roost, roots, stoor, toros

Source: Wiktionary


Tor"so, n.; pl. E. Torsos, It. Torsi. Etym: [It. torso, probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk. Cf. Thyrsus, Truss.]

Definition: The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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