torsade

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"But for your Majesty to put yourself in the king's power?" ventured a courtier, who wore a begemmed torsade and a cloak of Genoa velvet.

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  1. noun A decorative trimming of twisted ribbon or cord, used especially on hats.

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  • "But for your Majesty to put yourself in the king's power?" ventured a courtier, who wore a begemmed torsade and a cloak of Genoa velvet. —  Under the Rose
 

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  1. French, from tors, from Vulgar Latin *torsus, alteration of Latin tortus, past participle of torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French torsade, a twisted fringe, from tors, twisted: see torse.
 

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