torso
Americannoun
plural
torsos, torsi-
the trunk of the human body.
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a sculptured form representing the trunk of a nude female or male figure.
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something mutilated or incomplete.
noun
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the trunk of the human body
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a statue of a nude human trunk, esp without the head or limbs
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something regarded as incomplete or truncated
Etymology
Origin of torso
1715–25; < Italian: stalk, trunk of statue < Latin thyrsus < Greek thýrsos wand, stem
Example Sentences
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An alternate suggestion has been to use the torso as the reference point for offside, ignoring the feet and the head.
From BBC
The remains of four arms sprout symmetrically from the shoulders of a gracefully elongated 11th-century torso, listed as Vishnu, possibly.
Their reconstruction reveals a tall crest running along the neck and torso, a row of spikes down the tail, and hooves that enclosed the toes.
From Science Daily
Maher said he was sculpting to ideate on this new version of the character when he accidentally punched a hole in the figure’s torso.
From Los Angeles Times
The first Roman Torlonia acquired important antique sculptures assembled by earlier collectors, with everything restored to perfection—no missing noses or limbless torsos.
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