Definition of Torso. Meaning of Torso. Synonyms of Torso

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Definition of Torso

Torso
Torso 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.

Meaning of Torso from wikipedia

- The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part, or the core, of the body of many animals (including human beings), from which the head...
- Torso Murders can refer to the following murders, and Torso Killer or Torso Murderer can refer to their perpetrators: Cleveland Torso Murders, in the...
- Torsö (Thor's Island) is the biggest island of the lake Vänern, area 62.03 km2. Torsö is located in Mariestad Muni****lity. Torsö formerly consisted of...
- The Cleveland Torso Murderer, also known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, was an unidentified serial killer who was active in Cleveland, Ohio, United...
- Torso of Adele is an 1878-1884 sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, originally modelled in plaster before being worked in terracotta. Judith...
- The Belvedere Torso is a 1.59-metre-tall (5.2 ft) fragmentary marble statue of a male nude, known to be in Rome from the 1430s, and signed prominently...
- Turning Torso is a neo-****urist residential skys****er built in Malmö, Sweden, in 2005. It was the tallest building in the Nordic region until September...
- for example Belvedere Torso. Torso may also refer to: Torsö, an island in Sweden Torsö (crater), a crater on the planet Mars Torso (Image Comics), a graphic...
- "Adam" was the name police gave to an unidentified male child whose torso was discovered in the River Thames in London, United Kingdom, on 21 September...
- midriff, tucky, or stomach[citation needed]) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates...