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torsade

/tawr-sahd, -seyd/US // tɔrˈsɑd, -ˈseɪd //UK // (tɔːˈseɪd) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a twisted cord.
    • : any ornamental twist, as of velvet.

Examples

  • Torsade′, an ornament like a twisted cord; Tor′sel, a twisted scroll: a plate in a brick wall to support the end of a beam.

  • Hair ornamented with broad velvet ribbons rolled in the torsade and with ends floating at each side.

  • The back hair is done up in a torsade with black velvet ribbons, the two ends of which float behind.