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
In later times the torc was the distinguishing ornament of the Celt, and there are many allusions to torcs in classical writers.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
Of what family and rank was the poet—Merddin Wyllt—or "Merlin the Wild," who, wearing the chieftain's golden torc, fought at the battle of Arderydd, about A.D.
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John
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