torse noun2 •A twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on; rarely, it occurs as a charge. •(no longer used) The torso.To Painters, for the picturing of some exquisit arme, leg, torse or wreathing of the body, or any other rare posture, whether smooth or forced. — 1634 formstorses
