toracet

t. [ME. toracen, torasen; races.] To tear in pieces. Chaucer, Clerk's Tale, 1. 516. torah (tora), n. [Also thorah; Heb.] In ancient Hebrew literature, any decision or instruction in matters of law and conduct given by a sacred authority; the revealed will of God; specifically, the (Mosaic) law; hence, the book of the law, the Pent a teuch. toran (to'ran), n. [ torana, an arched gateway, an arch, arch., the gateway of a sacred rail, in wood or in stone, consisting e entially of an upright or pillar on each side, with a projecting cro piece resting upon them. Typically there are three of these cro pieces superimposed, and the whole monument is frequently elaborately sculptured. The torans of Bharhut and of Sanchi in Central India are especially elaborate. toratt, v. t. [ME. to ratten; Thane the Romayns relevyde, that are ware rebuykkyde, And alle to - rattys oure mene with theire riste hor es. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2235. Torbane Hill mineral. Same as Boghead coal (which see, under coal ). torbanite (tôr'ban-it), n. [ Torbane (Torbane Hill in Linlithgowshire, e, Scotland) + -ite2 .] Boghead coal. See coal . torbernite (tôr'ber-nīt), n. [Named after the Swedish naturalist and chemist Torbern Olof Bergmann (1735-84).] A native phosphate of uranium and copper, occurring in square tabular crystals of a bright-green color, pearly luster, and micaceous cleavage. Also called chal colite, and copper uranite.