TORQUES


Meaning of TORQUES in English

/tawr"kweez/ , n. Zool.

a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.

[ 1560-70; torques twisted necklace or collar, equiv. to torqu ( ere ) to twist (akin to Gk trépein to turn) + -es fem. deverbative n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .