torsade

[ tawr-sahd, -seyd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

torsade

/ tɔːˈseɪd /

Origin of torsade¹

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

Origin of torsade¹

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

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.

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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