Hypertext Webster Gateway: "torse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Torse \Torse\, n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. tors, torse, twisted,
wreathed, p. p. of tordre to twist, L. torquere. See
{Torture}.]
1. (Her.) A wreath.
2. [F. tors, torse, twisted.] (Geom.) A developable surface.
See under {Developable}.
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