torsade

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French torsade. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === torsade (countable and uncountable, plural torsades) A decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon Harper's Magazine the crown decked with torsades of pearls (pathology) torsade de pointes [1] ==== Derived terms ==== torsadogenesis torsadogenic === Anagrams === adorest, dorsate, roasted, rosated == French == === Etymology === From tors (“twisted”) +‎ -ade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔʁ.sad/ Homophones: torsadent, torsades === Noun === torsade f (plural torsades) twist torsade (decoration) braid (of hair etc.) (architecture) cable moulding (knitting) cable === Verb === torsade inflection of torsader: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “torsade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012