torquate

[ tawr-kwit, -kweyt ]

/ ˈtɔr kwɪt, -kweɪt /

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adjective Zoology.

ringed about the neck, as with feathers or a color; collared.

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Origin of torquate

1655–65; <Latin torquātus adorned with a necklace, equivalent to torqu(ēs) twisted neck-chain + -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby torquate

torpedo tube, Torpex, torpid, torpor, torporific, torquate, Torquay, torque, torque converter, Torquemada, Torquemada, Tomás de