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Torsel vs Torse - What's the difference?

torsel | torse |

As nouns the difference between torsel and torse

is that torsel is (carpentry) a plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on while torse is (heraldry) a twist of cloth or wreath underneath and part of a crest always shown as six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on.

torsel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carpentry) A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.
    • (Gwilt)
    (Webster 1913)

    torse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (heraldry) A twist of cloth or wreath underneath and part of a crest. Always shown as six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on.

    • References

    * A complete guide to heraldry, A C Fox-Davis.

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