torquis

torquis is, m and (poet.) f

TARC-, a twisted neck-chain, necklace, collar : T.Manlius, qui Galli torque detracto (Torquati) cognomen invenit: torquis aureus, duo pondo, L.: adempta, O.—For oxen, an ox-yoke, coupling-collar : ipsis e torquibus aptos Iunge pares, V.— A wreath, ring of flowers : nexis ornatae torquibus arae, V.