About The Word Torso
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Torso
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What's The Definition Of Torso?
[n] the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Torso: body | trunk Related Terms | Find terms related to Torso: See Also | abdomen | arse | articulatio humeri | ass | back | backside | behind | belly | body part | bottom | bum | buns | butt | buttock | buttocks | can | cheek | chest | derriere | diaphragm | dorsum | fanny | fundament | haunch | hind end | hindquarters | hip | keister | loins | middle | midriff | midsection | nates | organic structure | paunch | pectus | physical structure | posterior | prat | rear | rear end | rump | seat | serratus | serratus muscles | shoulder | shoulder joint | side | spare-tire | stern | stomach | tail | tail end | thorax | tooshie | tush | venter | waist | waistline Torso In Webster's Dictionary \Tor"so\, n.; pl. E. {Torsos}, It. {Torsi}. [It. torso,
probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. ?; cf.
OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk.
Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Truss}.]
The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in
sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and
limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.
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