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/tawr"kwit, -kwayt/, adj. Zool.ringed about the neck, as with feathers or a color; collared.[1655-65; < L torquatus adorned with a necklace, equiv. to torqu(es) twisted neck-chain + -atus -ATE1]
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Torquate — Tor quate, a. [L. torquatus wearing a collar.] (Zo[ o]l.) Collared; having a torques, or distinct colored ring around the neck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torquate — [tôr′kwit, tôr′kwāt΄] adj. [L torquatus] having a torques … English World dictionary
torquate — tor·quate … English syllables
torquate — /ˈtɔkwət/ (say tawkwuht), / kweɪt/ (say kwayt) adjective ringed about the neck, as with feathers or a colour; collared. {Latin torquātus, past participle, adorned with a necklace} …
torquate — adj. Zool. (of an animal) with a ring of distinctive colour or texture of hair or plumage round the neck. Etymology: L torquatus (as TORQUE) … Useful english dictionary
Liste de locutions latines — Cet article contient une liste de locutions latines présentée par ordre alphabétique. Pour des explications morphologiques et linguistiques générales, consulter l article : Expression latine. Sommaire A B … … Wikipédia en Français
UNDULATA Vestis — memoratur Plinio, l. 8. c. 48. Undulata vestis prima e lautissimis fuit, inde Sororiculata defluxit. Togasrasas Phrygianasque D. Augusti novissimis temporibus coepisse, scribit Fenestella. Crebrae papaveratae antiquiorem habent originem, iam sub… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
torque — n. collar, especially of twisted metal; force tending to produce rotation. ♦ torquate(d), a. having a collar … Dictionary of difficult words
