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Wreathed; twisted.
Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S.
A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its color or structure; a collar.
The act or process of torrefying, or the state of being torrefied.
of Torrefy
To dry by a fire.
To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
of Torrefy
A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Alt. of Torrentine
Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent .
Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See Barometer.
Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.
Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.
Torridness.
The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse.