TORSO


Meaning of TORSO in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.