First Known Use: 1872
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torsade
noun tor·sade \tȯr-ˈsäd, -ˈsād\
Definition of TORSADE
: a twisted cord or ribbon used especially as a hat ornament
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Origin of TORSADE
French, from tors twisted, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *torsus, alteration of Latin tortus, past participle of torquēre to twist
Rhymes with TORSADE
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