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torso

tor·so [ táwrssō ] (plural tor·sos or tor·si [ táwrssee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. upper body: the upper part of the human body, not including the head and arms

2. sculpture: a sculpture of a torso, or a broken statue of a human figure with the head, arms, and legs missing

3. something with parts missing: something that has parts missing, because it has been mutilated or has not been completed ( literary )

[Late 18th century. Via Italian, "trunk of a statue" < Latin thyrsus (see thyrsus)]
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