noun pl. torsos -·sos or torsi -·si (-sē)

1. the trunk of a statue of the nude human figure, esp. of such a statue lacking the head and full limbs
2. the trunk of the human body
3. any unfinished or fragmentary piece of work

Etymology: It, stump, trunk of a statue < L thyrsus, a stalk, stem < Gr thyrsos, a stem, wand