torc
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- noun
- /tɔrk/
- Specialized
- One can also visit the British Museum to view Iceni silver coins and golden torcs, or neck rings.
- torc around his neck
- golden torc
Examples
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A golden torc hung at his neck, and golden bands encircled his sculpted biceps and powerful wrists.
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She is still wearing a long white ceremonial robe and a heavy gold torc around her neck, which she hides from her family.
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This torc, which dates from the same period as these three gold coins, is a...
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This is a late Iron Age gold torc, an elaborate, lavish piece of jewellery worn around the neck.
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A golden torc hung at his neck, and golden bands encircled his sculpted biceps and powerful wrists.
Fiction book (2000) -
Golden armbands wreathed the sleek sinew in his arms, and a matching golden torc ringed his neck.
Synonyms
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A necklace that fits closely around the neck and is worn for fashion
Surface Forms
Etymology
Torc comes from an old Latin verb torquere meaning 'to twist', because these heavy neck rings were often made by twisting metal into a stiff collar. That's why a torc is a rigid metal collar worn at the neck, and it is related to the English word torque, which also has to do with twisting.