torc
Britishnoun
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A section of a Bronze Age twisted gold torc has been found in a field by a metal detectorist.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
It was also the "first ever" torc "reported as treasure from Essex".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
The following year, the then Irish president Mary McAleese presented the playwright with a gold torc, in recognition of his election as a Saoi, a wise one, by the members of Aosdana.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2015
"Of all who went to Cattraeth, wearing the golden torc or wreath."
From Old English Chronicles by Various
In some of the Irish examples the body of the torc is plain, or was grooved to simulate the appearance of the twisted torc.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by George Coffey
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