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Definitions for: Torso
[n] the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
Webster (1913) Definition: Tor"so, n.; pl. E. Torsos, It. Torsi. [It. torso,
probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. ?; cf.
OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk.
Cf. Thyrsus, Truss.]
The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in
sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and
limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.
Synonyms: body, trunk
See Also: abdomen, arse, articulatio humeri, ass, back, backside, behind, belly, body part, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttock, buttocks, can, cheek, chest, derriere, diaphragm, dorsum, fanny, fundament, haunch, hind end, hindquarters, hip, keister, loins, middle, midriff, midsection, nates, organic structure, paunch, pectus, physical structure, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, serratus, serratus muscles, shoulder, shoulder joint, side, spare-tire, stern, stomach, tail, tail end, thorax, tooshie, tush, venter, waist, waistline
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