torc

torcet, n. See torque.- Bulbous torc. See bulbous . An obsolete spelling of torsel . torch1 (tôrch), n. [ IMG:content-0608.jpg:[blocks in formation] Tennyson, Merlin and Vivien. 2. An oil-lamp borne on a pole or other appliance for carrying a light easily and without danger. Flying torch. See flying -torch. Inverted torch, a torch held with the top downward, to signify the extinction of life: the emblem of death with reference to the Greek representation of Death (Thanatos), holding a torch so reversed. - Plumbers' torch, a large spirit-lamp in the form of a cone. IMG:content-0609.png:[blocks in formation] Fair Je ica shall be my torch-bearer. Shak ., M. of V., ii. 4. 40. torch-dance (tôrch'dans), n . A dance performed by a number of persons some of whom carry lighted torches.