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Definition of Torqued
1. a. Wreathed; twisted.
Definition of Torqued
1. Verb. (past of torque) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Torqued
1. torque [v] - See also: torque
Lexicographical Neighbors of Torqued
Literary usage of Torqued
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"See PI. 20, fig. 27. TORN, a name formerly given to the spinning-wheel.
torqued, [from the Latin, ... the same as torqued. torqued, said of a dolphin ..."
2. An Introduction to Heraldry: Containing the Origin and Use of Arms; Rules by Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull (1854)
"TORN, an ancient name in heraldry for a spinning- wheel. torqued, wreathed or
twisted, from the Latin ... torqued, sometimes applied to a dolphin ..."
3. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"The huge door torqued, and he got out, an inconspicuous-looking little bald man
in a very ordinary gray suit. ..."
4. The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis (1878)
"... or drinking- c-up, in the shape of a horse's fore-quarters. In the relief
below is represented a she-demon, or Fury, winged, torqued, ..."
5. The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis (1878)
"... or drinking- сир, in the shape of a horse's fore -quarters. In the relief
below is represented a she-demon, or Fun*, winged, torqued, ..."
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