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TORSE, n. [L. tortus.] In heraldry, a wreath.
TOR'RIDNESS, n. The state of being very hot or parched.
TOR'RID, a. [L. torridus, from torreo, to roast.] 1. Parched; dried with heat; a...
TORRICEL'LIAN, a. Pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathemati...
TOR'RENT, n. [L. torrens. This is the participle of torreo, to parch; Eng. tear....
TOR'REFYING, ppr. Drying by a fire; roasting; parching.
TOR'REFY, v.t. [L. torrefacio; L. torridus, torreo,and facio.] 1. To dry by a fi...
TOR'REFIED,. pp. Dried; roasted; scorched. Torrefied earth, in agriculture, is t...
TORREFAC'TION, n. [L.torrefacio; torridus and facio.] 1. The operation of drying...
TORPORIF'IC, a. [L. torpor and facio.] Tending to produce torpor.
TOR'POR, n. [L.] Numbness; inactivity; loss of motion, or of the power of motion...
TOR'PIDNESS'PITUDE, n. The state of being torpid; numbness. Torpidness may amoun...
TORPID'ITY, n. Torpidness.
TOR'PID, a. [L. torpidus, torpeo.] 1. Having lost motion or the power of exertio...
TORPES'CENT, a. [L. torpescens.] Becoming torpid or numb.
TORPES'CENCE, n. A state of insensibility; torpidness; numbness; stupidity.