torsade

(tôr sād)

noun

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

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

See torsade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A decorative trimming of twisted ribbon or cord, used especially on hats.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from tors

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *torsus

Origin: , alteration of Latin tortus

Origin: , past participle of torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots

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