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torsade

[ tawr-sahd, -seyd ]

noun

  1. a twisted cord.
  2. any ornamental twist, as of velvet.


torsade

/ ³ÙÉ”Ëˈ²õ±ðɪ»å /

noun

  1. an ornamental twist or twisted cord, as on hats
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of torsade1

1880–85; < French: twisted fringe, equivalent to tors twisted ( torse ) + -ade -ade 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of torsade1

C19: from French, from obsolete tors twisted, from Late Latin torsus, from Latin ³Ù´Ç°ù±ç³Üŧ°ù±ð to twist
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Many are linked to an increase in heart rhythm, known as torsade de pointes, that can lead to death.

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Hair ornamented with broad velvet ribbons rolled in the torsade and with ends floating at each side.

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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.

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The back hair is done up in a torsade with black velvet ribbons, the two ends of which float behind.

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The ribbon is always plaided, and the most fashionable has a great variety of colors; the knots are large, and formed of several coques, divided in the middle by a torsade of ribbons; some are decorated with ribbons only, but small flowers and foliage may be employed to trim the interior of the brim.

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