torque

¹torque

noun \ˈtȯrk\

Definition of TORQUE

: a usually metal collar or neck chain worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons

Variants of TORQUE

torque or torc \ˈtȯrk\

Origin of TORQUE

French, from Latin torques, from torquēre to twist — more at torture

First Known Use: 1695

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, core, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum

Rhymes with TORQUE

cork, Cork, dork, fork, pork, quark, stork