[a. F. torse masc. (16th c.), ad. It. torso.] = TORSO.
1622. Peacham, Compl. Gent., xii. (1634), 110. To Painters for the picturing of some excellent arme, leg, torse or wreathing of the body, or any other rare posture.
1762. Goldsm., Cit. W., xxxiv. The torse … is at last discovered to be a Hercules spinning, and not a Cleopatra bathing.
1892. Ld. Lytton, King Poppy, v. 78. The necessary quantity of heads To suit the growing torse.
