Torso
Pronunciation : Tor"so, n.; pl. E. Torsos
Part of Speech : It.
Etymology : [It. torso, probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk. Cf. Thyrsus, Truss.]
Definition : Defn: The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.
Torsi.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913