Definitions For Torse

Etymology 1

Via obsolete French torse (a wreath) from Latin torquēre (to twist).

Noun

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.

Synonyms

orle wreath

References

A complete guide to heraldry, A. C. Fox-Davis.

Translations

Danish: vulst, c, hjelmvulst, c Finnish: lakipunos

Etymology 2

Noun

TORSE (plural TORSEs) {{obsolete form of, en, torso}}

Anagrams

Resto, resto, roset, rotes, sorte, store, tores