torc

[ tawrk ]

/ tɔrk /

noun

torque(def 4).

Nearby words

torah, toran, torbanite, torbay, torbernite, torc, torch, torch lily, torch singer, torch song, torch syndrome

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Examples from the Web for torc

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 Ireland|George Coffey
That was the Torc cascade, and, after tea, we set out to walk to it.
The Charm of Ireland|Burton Egbert Stevenson
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 Ireland|George Coffey
A torc of this type was also found by Schliemann in the royal treasury in the second city of Troy.
The Bronze Age in Ireland|George Coffey

Another type, later in date than the torc, is the gold ring-shaped collar.
The Glories of Ireland|Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox

British Dictionary definitions for torc

torc

/ (tɔːk) /

noun

another spelling of torque (def. 1)

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