torse

Meanings

1. A twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on; rarely, it occurs as a charge.

1. The torso.

Etymology

From Middle French torse (“wreath”), from Latin torqueō (“to twist”). Doublet of trousse and truss.