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Webster 1913 Edition

(tôrch)

Noun.

[OE.

torche

, F.

torche

a torch, rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L.

torquere

tortum

, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F.

torcher

to rub, wipe, It.

topcia

a torch,

torciare

to wrap, twist, OF.

torse

a torse. Cf.

A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.

They light the nuptial

torch

Milton.

Torch thistle

(Bot.)

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Noun.

[L. torqueo, tortus.] A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood or of candles.

They light the nuptial torch.