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   torsade

   /tɔːˈseɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a decorative twisted braid, ribbon, or other strand used as trimming.
   • ▪ an artificial plait of hair.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French, from Latin tors- ‘twisted’, from torquere ‘to twist’.

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