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TORPORS (torpor), as, avi, atum, a. 1 . 
° to benumb 5 stiffen } stupefy, Tuvpil, ap. 
JTon. cor alicui. Lactant. Humida ni- 
miis rigoribus torporata concrescant. 
TORQUaTOS (torquis), a, um, adj. fur¬ 
nished with a chain for the neck. Plin. 
miles, li. e. who has received such a chain 
us a reward for bravery. — Manlius was 
also called Torquatus, because he slew 
a Gaul in single combat, and took his 
golden chain from him. — Hence, Ovid. 
Alecto torquata colubris, having snakes 
instead of a chain about her neclt. Mar¬ 
tial. palumbus, the ringdove. 
TORQ.UES (unc.), es, torsi, tortum, a. 2. 
to turn, turn any whither, turn round or to 
one side, turn aside, wrench, bend, twist, 
twirl, wrest, Kapuroi, ncpiaycj. Cic. 
Cervices, oculosque pariter cum modo- 
rum flexionibus torquere. Virg. ves¬ 
tigia ad sonitum vocis, bends his steps, 
turns. Id. Vestigia torsit, turned off, 
turned about. Horat. Torquet ab ob- 
scenis sermonibus aurem. Ovid, ora 
equi frenis. Id. capillos ferro, h. e. to 
bend, crisp, curl. Virg. Portam vi 
nmlta converso cardine torquet. Cic. 
aliquid in orbem. Id. Terra circuin 
axem se torquet, h. e. whirls round, re¬ 
volves, turns, virg. Torquet qui side- 
ra mundi, makes revolve. Pcrs. buxuin 
flagello, to whip a top. Ovid, stamina 
pollice, twist. Id. aquas remis, whirl, 
turn with the oars , to row. Pandect. Tor¬ 
quere laqueum, h. e. to bind about the 
throat, strangle one’s self. Liv. collum 
alicui, to gripe him hard by the neck, and 
give it a twist, as a means of compul¬ 
sion. (Compare Obtorqueo.) — Figur. 
Cic. Oratio ita flexibilis, ut sequatur, 
quocumque torqueas. Id. Omnia tor- 
quenda sunt ad commodum sure causa:. 
Id. Opinionum vanitas imbecillitatem 
animorum torquet et flectit, quocumque 
ccepit. — ■ IF Also, to twist awry, 
writhe, distort. Cic. ora. Virg. Ora 
torquebit amaror. Figur. Cic. jus orn- 
ne, to distort, pervert, wrest. — Hence, to 
confound, confuse, perplex, embarrass. 
Plant. Conditiones tort®, insidious, ob¬ 
scure, admitting of different interpreta¬ 
tions. — Also, to wrench, dislocate. Se¬ 
nse. talum-IT Also, to turn, h. e. 
make by turning. Virg. orbes. Lucan. 
pulverem, to whirl up. Propert. Draco 
ex ima sibila torquet humo, rolls out; 
er as below, sends out, darts, hurls _So, 
also, to spin. Juvenal. -U Also, to car¬ 
ry away by turning ; hence, to roll away, 
roll or whirl along. Virg Phlegethon 
torquet saxa. Horat. Torquet machina 
tignum.-IT Also, to rule, guide, direct, 
order. Virg. Inclyte Mavors, qui bella 
torques. Id. caelum et terras nutnine. 
To this may be referred, Virg. Torquet 
medios nox humida cursus, h. e. has 
completed half her course. -IV Also, to 
bear, carry, when the thing carried is 
turned about. Virg. Tegumen tor- 
quens immane leonis. Id. Atlas axem 
bumero torquet stellis aptum. _ 
IF Also, to turn about, whirl-round, bran¬ 
dish, before throwing; hence, to throw 
wall force, hurl, fling, dart, shoot, hurl 
down. Virg. jaculum in hostem. Id. 
• telum ad tempora. Id. Jupiter torquet 
fulmina. Lucan. (Eurus) nnbes torsit 
in occiduum orbem, drove. Val. Flacc. 
liastam alicui (A. e. in aliquem). Virg. 
Jupiter torquet aquosam hiemem, hurls 
down, precipitates. —— IT Also, to rack, 
torture, (3aarai>i$a>. Cic. aliquem ecu- 
leo. Sueton. Q.. Gallium praetorem servi- 
lem in modum torsit. Pandect. In servos 
corpus torquendum est. Id. Torquere 
servum in caput domini, A. e. contra 
doininum. — Hence, figur. to rack. 
Horat. aliquem mero, fuddle him, in or¬ 
der tofind out what he is, as a man is put 
to the rack that the truth may be ex¬ 
torted from him. Cic. Torqueatur vita 
cull®, A. e. be strictly examined. Horat. 
Commissum teges et vino tortus et ira, 
stimulated, urged to disclose it._And' 
generally, to torment, distress, harass, 
plague, afflict, vex, rack, perplex, gall, 
trouble, grieve. Cic. Equidem dies noc- 
tesque torqueor. Plin. Ep. Torqueor, 
quod discipulum amisisti. Ovid. Tor- 
|> ue . 0 , r .> ne vir cadat. Ilnrat. Torqueri 
tnvidia, vel amore. Ovid, (de Mida) 
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Torquetur ab auro. Cic. Tu®libidines 
te torquent. Phatdr. convivam fame. 
rriFTT See > aIso > Tortus, a, um. 
T oRQUIS, and TORQUeS (torqueo), is, 
m. and f. a collar or chain worn round 
the neck or on the breast, ornamental chain, 
or par to;. Propert. Torquis unca. Liv. 
aureus. Cic. T. Manlius, Galli torque 
detracto, cognomen invenit_TF Also, 
a collar for oxen. Virg. -IT Also, the 
rin S of feathers about a bird’s neck. Plin. 
Also, any circle, ring; for in¬ 
stance, a wreath, garland. Vira-. Orna¬ 
te torquibus ar®. — Also, the whirl, cir¬ 
cle, convolution of the waves, caused by 
a whale swimming. Manil. -IF The 
form torques is more rare.-IF The 
torquis was mostly worn by men, for or¬ 
nament, and especially as a reward for 
bravery ; the monile of pearls, and also of 
gold and precious stones, was worn 
only by women and children. 
RORREFaCIS (torreo & facio), is, leci, 
d lactum, a. 3. to dry, parch, roast, %npal- 
va>,$pvyco. Colum. vinaceorum tuas 
libras. Particip. pass. Torrefactus, a, 
um, as from torn:(To. Colum. Solibus 
(seges) torrefacta. Id. nuces avellan®. 
TORReFaCTOS. See Torrefacio. 
ToRReNS, tis, particip. from torreo. 
-IF Adj. burning, hot, heated. Liv. 
(T.d. Drak.) Miles sole torrens. Virg. 
Rip® torrentes pice. Id. Torrentes 
flam m®. Lucan, plaga. Claudian. 
lorrentiorem fallere Sirium. Stat. 
Cffili torrentissimus axis_IT Also, 
heated, roaring, boiling, flowing impetu 
ously, rapid, rushing, tearino. Virg. 
aqua. Id. unda. Id. flumina. Varr. 
fluvii. Plin. (Padus) torrentior. Stat. 
Abruptis cum torrentissimus exit ponti- 
bus. Hence, Lucan. Sanguis torrens, 
a torrent of blood, h. e. blood flowincr in a 
stream. Also, Quintil. Torrens oratio. 
Juvenal. Sermo Isaeo torrentior. Quin- 
til. decl. Nihil est improvisorum dolore 
torrentius, more impetuous, ovcrwhelm- 
„ _T~ ^ See > also > Torrens, subst. 
I oKKeJMS ( sc . amnis j from torreo), tis, 
m* a torrent, xupa^pa, x £ ‘pappo;, {ypo- 
norapo;. Ovid. Fltimine perpetuo tor¬ 
rens solet acrius ire. Virg. Rapidus 
torrens. Senec. rapax. Hence, Lucan. 
Porrens, sc. sanguinis, a torrent of blood. 
Juvenal, meri, A. e. urinre ex mero. _ 
Figur. Quintil. verborum, stream of 
words. Sil. armorum et virorum. 
TORReNTER (torrens), adv. impetuously, 
' like a torrent. Claudian. Torrentius. 
Torres (according to Fest. from an old 
word torrus or torus, A. c. aridus, torri 
dus), es, torrui, tostum, a. 2 . to dry, 
parch, bake, roast, <ppvyw, Ippaivw. 
Virg. Sole novo torrentur arist®. Id. 
Fruges torrere flammis et frangere saxo. 
Plin. Torrere uvam in tegulis. Cic. 
Medium (cingulum terr®) solis ardore 
torreri. Id. In Phalaridis tauro iuclu- 
sum succensis ignibus torreri. Liv. 
(of Mucius Scsvola), Manum torrere. 
Virg. in verubus exta. Ovid, aliquid in 
igne. Plin. castaneas. Plant. Torreto 
me pro pane, bake. Id. aururn, A. e. 
candefacere, liquare, excoquere. So, 
the particip. Tostus, a, um. Ovid . caro. 
Id. libum, baked. — Also, merely, to 
heat greatly, heal. Plin. Torrere ad ig- 
nes corpora. — Hence, figur. of love, 
to inflame, fire. Horat. Si torrere jecur 
(O Venus) qu®ris idoneum. Id. Me 
Glycer® torret amor. Ovid. Torret 
amor pectora. Also, of thirst and fever, 
to parch, burn. Propert. Torret sitis ora. 
Ovid. Mihi torrentur febribus artus. — 
Also, to bum. Tibull. Ilia velim Vul- 
canuu carmina torreat. Ovid, dnique 
(A. e. Phalaris) repertorem (A. e. Peril- 
lum) torruit arte sua. Id. Tosti crines, 
singed , burnt. — Also, of cold, to parch, 
burn. Varr. ap. Mon. Ante lucem sus- 
citat, frigore torret. - IF Intrans. to 
be parched, burn. Colum. Collis torret 
®state vaporibus (but F.d. Schneid. has 
torretur). Id. Terra torrens ®stu._ 
IT See, also, Torrens. 
ToRReSCS (incept, from torreo), is, n. 
3 3. to become dried, parched, burned, broil¬ 
ed, roasted. Lucret. 
TORRIDaTOS (torridus), a, um, part. 
3 as from torrido, parched, baked, burned. 
Mart. Cap. — Mon. uses the verb. 
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ToRRIDuS (torieo), a, um, adj. dry, dried 
I up, parched, lnp6;. Liv. fontes. Id 
Campi siccitate torridi. Colum. sal, 
A. e. sole, aut igne siccatus. Lucre'. 
tellus. Lucan, ora, A. e siti arida. 
Ovid, farra, A. e. tosta. — Also, dry, 
dried up, shrivelled, meagre, lean, with¬ 
out moisture. Cic. iiomo vegrandi 
macie torridus. Calpurn. vox, A. e 
dry, rough -ir Also,/«H of heal, hot. 
burning, torrid, sultry. Propert. Tor¬ 
ridus ffistuat aer. Virg. Zona torrida 
semper ab igni. Id. ®stas. Liv. Locus 
ab incendiis torridus_IF Also, burn¬ 
ed, scorched, parched with heat. Calpurn. 
Torrida ora. Or with cold. Liv. Pe- 
cora torrida frigore, shrivelled or shrunk 
with cold. Id. Membra torrida gelu. 
Hence, color, a color, like the color of 
things which have been scorched by the 
sun; as, Plm. Color torridus sole. — Al¬ 
so, parching, scorching, of cold. Calpurn. 
hiems. 
ToRRIS (torreo), is, m. a firebrand, 
d burning piece of wood, 6a\6;. Vira. 
ambustus. Val. Flacc. vivus. — Also, 
a brand, not burning. Ovid. Funereum 
torrem conjecit in ignes. 
roRR5R (Id.), oris, m. a drying , heating, 
■> lieat. Cal. Aurel. solis. Id. corporisi 
T0RSI5 (torqueo), on is, f. a gripin <r, 
A pang 1 distress. Vulgat. 
ToRIe (tortus), adv. obliquely, transverse- 
fl ly, awry, ia-rpappeviv;, ko paioi;. Lucret. 
ToRTICoRDIOS (tortus & cor), a, um, 
3 adj. having a perverted heart. Augustin. 
ToRTILIS (torqueo), e, adj. twisted, turn- 
~ m Si Winding, twining, e\i K d;, evorpetyri;, 
OTpe-rrrb;. Ovid. ansa. Lucan. Tortilibus 
vibrata falarica nervis. Ovid, buccina. 
Id. piscis. Virg. aurum, A. e. a goldeii 
chain. 
3 0 RT 18 (Id.), finis, f. a twisting, writli- 
6 ing, torment, torture, anguish. Veirct. 
ToRTIVOS (Id.), a, uni, adj. Cato and 
Colum. mustuni, A. c. that, is squeezed 
out last, and as it were, forced out by 
torture. 
T0RT5 (frequentat. from torqueo), as, a. 
3 1. to torture, torment. Pompon, ap. Mon. 
Ubi insilui in cochleatum eculeum, ifci 
tolutim tortor. Lucret. Vulnere tortari. 
ToRTOR (torqueo), oris, m. he that turns, 
winds, flourishes. Lucan, liabens, A. e. 
a slinger .-ITA Iso, a tortures', torment- 
er, executioner, called, also, carnifez. Cic. 
Cum jam tortor, atque essent tormenta 
ipsa defessa. Sueton. Apollo Tortor, 
sc. Marsy®. Figur. Juvenal. Occultum 
quatiente animo tortore flagellum. 
TORTUM. See Tortus, a, um. 
ToRTOoSe (tortuosus), adv. with crooks. 
3 Tertull. 
ToRJOOSITaS (Id.), atis, f. crookedness, 
■5 when one uses prevarication or evasion 
Tertull. 
TORTuOStiS (tortus, us), a, um, adj. 
winding, full of turns, crooked, flexuous, 
tortuous, clbiyparcodri;. Cic. alvus. Id. 
serrula. Plm. Lynx simile quiddam 
talo liabet, leo etiam tortuosius. — 
Hence, figur. full of crooks and nooks, 
hard to catch, comprehend or explain, intri¬ 
cate, perplexed, confused. Cic. genus 
disputandi, hard to explain. Id. Visa 
qu®dam tortuosa et obseura, winding. 
Id. Neque enim fidum potest esse 
multiplex ingenium, et tortuosum, 
double. Augustin. Tortuosissima no 
dositas. Ocll. Res tortuos®. 
IT Also, torturing, painful, causing an¬ 
guish. Plin. Urina tortuceior, A. e 
■when it is voided with pain, stranmnv 
ToRTuRA (torqueo), ®, f. a twisting, 
3 bending, twist, bend. Pallad. -IF A! 
so, torture, torment, anguish. Veget 
Tortura ventris, A. e. griping pain, pain 
ToRTOS, a, um, particip. from torqueo 
- IF Adj. turned, twisted, winding, 
tortuous. Propert. Cum patuit lecto 
stamine torta via, the tortuous, windino- 
mazy way of the labyrinth. Virg. quer- 
cus, A. e. corona querna. —“Hence, 
Tortum, a rope, cord. Pacuv. ap. Mon. 
ToRTi'S (torqueo), us, m. a winding, 
twisting, crook, ring, circle. Cic. e 
Sophocle. Tortu multipticabili Draco. 
Virg. Serpens longos dat corpore tor¬ 
tus, wreaths, folds, spires. Arnob. Buc- 
cinarum tortus animare, A. c. tortuosaa 
buccinas. So, Also, the whirlin'* of a 
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