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torques

[ tawr-kweez ]

noun

Zoology.
  1. a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.


torques

/ -kweɪt; ˈtÉ”Ëkwɪt; ˈtÉ”ËkwiËz /

noun

  1. a distinctive band of hair, feathers, skin, or colour around the neck of an animal; a collar
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Derived Forms

  • torquate, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of torques1

1560–70; < Latin ³Ù´Ç°ù±ç³Üŧ²õ twisted necklace or collar, equivalent to torqu ( ŧ°ù±ð ) to twist (akin to Greek ³Ù°ùé±è±ð¾±²Ô to turn) + -ŧ²õ feminine deverbative noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of torques1

C17: from Latin: necklace, from torquŧ°ù±ð to twist
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Example Sentences

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Ultimately, though, the author torques her contrarianism past trolling, past knee-jerk philosophizing and past satire, alchemizing a critique of literary culture in all its ideological waywardness.

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Some of the white terracotta tiles that cover the building’s facade were haphazardly installed, wrecking the precise geometries of a design that ripples and torques.

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Now, we could orient the sunshield to cancel out the torques—but we want to point the telescope at targets, not get the sunshield perfectly balanced by sunlight.

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Having made his name promoting transparency in state accounts and other old-style mainstream Republican priorities, he now torques ordinary conservative dispositions into categorical imperatives.

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Her body is strong, and she torques it forcefully against the god, trying to free herself.

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