English English Dictionary

A gull.

A torsel.

A wreath.

A developable surface. See under Developable.

A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.

of Torso

The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted.

The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.

Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.

The cusk. See Cusk.

The codfish. Called also tusk.

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.

of Torso

Mischief; injury; calamity.

Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury.

Stretched tight; taut.

a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process.

A roundel of a red color.

of Torteau