torc
/ (tɔːk) /
noun
another spelling of torque (def. 1)
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How to use torc in a sentence
Denoting the agent: thomhaiseadh le Diarmid an torc, the boar was measured by Diarmid.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar | Alexander StewartOf all who went to Cattraeth, wearing the golden torc or wreath.
Old English Chronicles | VariousAnother type, later in date than the torc, is the gold ring-shaped collar.
The Glories of Ireland | Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. LennoxThe annexed woodcut represents a remarkably fine example, greatly reduced, of what may be designated the knotted funicular torc.
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland | Daniel WilsonGale describes a torc found near Old Verulam in 1748, as "a wreathed or vermicular ornament, being a solid chain of gold."
The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland | Daniel Wilson
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