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• plural of torque.

torques

American  

[tawr-kweez] / ˈtɔr kwiz /

noun

Zoology.

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

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torques British  

/ -kweɪt, ˈtɔːkwɪt, ˈtɔːkwiːz /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• torquate
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of torques

1560–70; < Latin torquēs twisted necklace or collar, equivalent to torqu ( ēre ) to twist (akin to Greek trépein to turn) + -ēs feminine deverbative noun suffix