单词 | torques |
释义 | torquesn.adj. A. n. 1. = torque n.1 ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] ringOE beec1009 languet1378 Collar of SS., S's, or Esses1406 tablet?a1425 fetterlock1463 serpent-tongue1488 triangle1529 flory1530 gorget1570 medal1578 tablet jewel1599 sprig1602 bracelet1624 medallion1658 croisette1688 torques1693 scarabaeus1775 crosslet1802 torque1834 teardrop1870 scarab1878 scaraboid1879 scarabaeoid1887 squash blossom1923 clip1937 1693 S. Pepys in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 211 Your account of the Torquis spoken of in your..Letter. 1695 E. Gibson tr. W. Camden Britannia 658 In..1692 an ancient golden Torques was dug up..near this castle of Harlech. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Pattingham Where in 1700 was found a large torques of fine gold, 2 feet long, 3 pounds 2 ounces weight... These torquese's were worn by the ancient Britons. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Oct. 5 There is no torques, no finger ring..nothing but ‘the seal of Tirhaka, King of Æthiopians’. 2. Zoology. A collar or ring-like marking round the neck of an animal, formed by hair, feathers, etc. of special colour or texture. ΚΠ 1891 in Cent. Dict. Twisted, bent. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > archer's weapons > [adjective] > attributes of bow unbent1513 torquesa1568 stringless1597 nervous1638 strung1695 unbended1726 unstrung1744 self1801 a1568 Wedderburn in Bannatyne Poems 695/27 With ane bow torquess diuerss Greikis did scho kill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.a1568 |
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