n.
Pronunciation: ' to ̇ r-( ˌ )s ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural torsos or tor · si \ ' to ̇ r- ˌ s ē \
Etymology: Italian, literally, stalk, from Latin thyrsus stalk, thyrsus
Date: 1722
1 : a sculptured representation of the trunk of a human body
2 : something (as a piece of writing) that is mutilated or left unfinished
3 : the human trunk