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torso
tor·so / ˈtôrsō/ • n. (pl. -sos or -si / -sē/ ) the trunk of the human body. ∎ the trunk of a statue without, or considered independently of, the head and limbs. ∎ fig. an unfinished or mutilated thing, esp. a work of art or literature: the Requiem torso was preceded by the cantata. |
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"torso." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "torso." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-torso.html "torso." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-torso.html |
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torso the trunk of a statue, without or considered independently of the head and limbs; the trunk of the human body. The word is recorded from the late 18th century and comes from Italian, literally ‘stalk, stump’, from the Latin base of thyrsus.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "torso." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "torso." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-torso.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "torso." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-torso.html |
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torso XVIII. — It. torso stalk, stump, trunk of a statue :- L. thyrsus stalk; see THYRSUS.
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T. F. HOAD. "torso." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "torso." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-torso.html T. F. HOAD. "torso." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-torso.html |
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torso. Twisted column-shaft.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "torso." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "torso." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-torso.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "torso." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-torso.html |
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torso
•basso, El Paso, Picasso, Sargasso, Tasso
•fatso, paparazzo, terrazzo
•Brasso
•espresso, gesso
•intermezzo, mezzo
•scherzo
•peso, say-so
•calypso, dipso
•schizo • Mato Grosso • torso • also
•amoroso, capriccioso, oloroso, so-so
•Caruso, Robinson Crusoe, Rousseau, trousseau
•so-and-so
•Curaçao, curassow
•Thurso, verso
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"torso." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "torso." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-torso.html "torso." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-torso.html |
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