3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Torso \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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: torso n : the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" [syn: {trunk}, {body}] [also: {torsi} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: torsi See {torso}
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