torsade

torsade

tor·sade

T0281500 (tôr-säd′, -sād′)n.1. A decorative trimming of twisted ribbon or cord, used especially on hats.2. An item of jewelry, such as a necklace or bracelet, consisting of multiple, often beaded strands twisted loosely together in a ropelike form.

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[French, from tors, from Vulgar Latin *torsus, alteration of Latin tortus, past participle of torquēre, to twist; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

torsade

(tɔːˈseɪd) n (Clothing & Fashion) an ornamental twist or twisted cord, as on hats[C19: from French, from obsolete tors twisted, from Late Latin torsus, from Latin torquēre to twist]

tor•sade

(tɔrˈsɑd, -ˈseɪd)

n. a twisted cord used for ornament, often as a trim on a hat. [1880–85; < French: twisted fringe =tors twisted (< Late Latin torsus, for Latin tortus, past participle of torquēre to twist) + -ade -ade¹]