torsade
[ tawr-sahd, -seyd ]
/ tɔrˈsɑd, -ˈseɪd /
noun
a twisted cord.
any ornamental twist, as of velvet.
Words nearby torsade
torrid,
torrid zone,
torrify,
torrijos herrera,
torrington,
torsade,
torsade de pointes,
torse,
torsel,
torsi,
torsibility
Example sentences from the Web for torsade
Torsade′, an ornament like a twisted cord; Tor′sel, a twisted scroll: a plate in a brick wall to support the end of a beam.
Hair ornamented with broad velvet ribbons rolled in the torsade and with ends floating at each side.
British Dictionary definitions for torsade
torsade
/ (tɔːˈseɪd) /
noun
an ornamental twist or twisted cord, as on hats
Word Origin for torsade
C19: from French, from obsolete
tors twisted, from Late Latin
torsus, from Latin
torquēre to twist