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torse

/tɔːs/
noun
Heraldry
A wreath.

Origin
Late 16th century: from obsolete French, from Latin torta, feminine past participle of torquere ‘twist’.

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The torse, in red and blue, draped the helmet at the top of the heraldic display.

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