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torso
[ tawr-soh ]
/ ËtÉr soÊ /
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noun, plural tor·sos, tor·si [tawr-see]. /ËtÉr si/.
the trunk of the human body.
a sculptured form representing the trunk of a nude female or male figure.
something mutilated or incomplete.
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Origin of torso
1715â25; <Italian: stalk, trunk of statue <Latin thyrsus<Greek thĂœrsos wand, stem
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torso
/ (ËtÉËsÉÊ) /
noun plural -sos or -si (-sÉȘ)
the trunk of the human body
a statue of a nude human trunk, esp without the head or limbs
something regarded as incomplete or truncated
Word Origin for torso
C18: from Italian: stalk, stump, from Latin: thyrsus
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