About The Word Torch
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Torch
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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}.
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