torc

/ (tɔːk) /

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noun

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Words nearby torc

Torah, toran, torbanite, Torbay, torbernite, torc, torch, torchbearer, torchère, torchier, torchiere

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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 Stewart
Of all who went to Cattraeth, wearing the golden torc or wreath.
Old English Chronicles|Various
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
The 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 Wilson

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 Scotland|Daniel Wilson