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torsade definition

tor·sade (tôr sād′)

noun

  1. a twisted cord used in drapery, etc.
  2. a molded or worked ornament resembling this

Etymology: Fr < ML torsus, twisted, for L tortus: see tort

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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