torc
[tawrk]
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Historical Examples of torc
That was the Torc cascade, and, after tea, we set out to walk to it.
The Charm of IrelandBurton Egbert Stevenson
A torc of this type was also found by Schliemann in the royal treasury in the second city of Troy.
The Bronze Age in IrelandGeorge Coffey
In some of the Irish examples the body of the torc is plain, or was grooved to simulate the appearance of the twisted torc.
The Bronze Age in IrelandGeorge Coffey
In later times the torc was the distinguishing ornament of the Celt, and there are many allusions to torcs in classical writers.
The Bronze Age in IrelandGeorge Coffey
Gale 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 ScotlandDaniel Wilson
torc
- another spelling of torque (def. 1)
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