torsade

[ tawr-sahd, -seyd ]

noun
  1. a twisted cord.

  2. any ornamental twist, as of velvet.

Origin of torsade

1
1880–85; <French: twisted fringe, equivalent to tors twisted (see torse) + -ade-ade1

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torsade

/ (tɔːˈseɪd) /


noun
  1. an ornamental twist or twisted cord, as on hats

Origin of torsade

1
C19: from French, from obsolete tors twisted, from Late Latin torsus, from Latin torquēre to twist

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