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torsade

torsade noun: a decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon.

Noun

torsade (countable and uncountable, plural torsades)

  1. A decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon
    • Harper's Magazine
      the crown decked with torsades of pearls
  2. torsade de pointes
    • Magnesium infusions for atrial fibrillation & torsade

Forms of torsade

pluraltorsades

Origin of torsade

Borrowed from French torsade.

Words formed from torsade

Phrases with torsade

Words that rhyme with torsade

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Questions about torsade

What does torsade mean?
Torsade means a decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon.
What part of speech is torsade?
Torsade is a noun.
What is the plural of torsade?
The plural of torsade is torsades.

Words near torsade in the dictionary

  1. Torrumbarry
  2. Torry
  3. Torryburn
  4. Torrys
  5. tors
  6. torsade
  7. torsade de pointes
  8. torsades
  9. torsades de pointe
  10. torsades de pointes
  11. torsades des pointes

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