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Torch

Torch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Torch? [n] a burner that produces a hot flame [n] a small portable battery-powered electric lamp [n] a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance [n] tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches [v] burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Torch: Aaron's rod \| blowlamp \| blowtorch \| common mullein \| flannel mullein \| flashlight \| great mullein \| Verbascum thapsus \| woolly mullein Related Terms \| Find terms related to Torch: See Also \| burn \| burn down \| burner \| electric lamp \| fire \| flambeau \| flannel leaf \| flashlight battery \| light \| light source \| mullein \| oxyacetylene torch \| penlight \| velvet plant Torch In Webster's Dictionary \Torch\ (t[^o]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch, rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere, tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist, OF. torse a torse. Cf. {Torture}.] A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame. They light the nuptial torch. --Milton. {Torch thistle}. (Bot.) See under {Thistle}.

Torch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Torch?

[n] a burner that produces a hot flame
[n] a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
[n] a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
[n] tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
[v] burn maliciously, as by arson; "The madman torched the barns"

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Torch In Webster's Dictionary

\Torch\ (t[^o]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch,
rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere,
tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher
to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist,
OF. torse a torse. Cf. {Torture}.]
A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as
of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp
giving a large, flaring flame.

      They light the nuptial torch.            --Milton.



{Torch thistle}. (Bot.) See under {Thistle}.

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