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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

anklet, armlet, bangle, beads, bijou, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, fob, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin, precious stone, rhinestone, ring, stickpin, stone, stress, tiara, torsion, wampum, wristband, wristlet

Dictionary Results for torque:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

torque
    n 1: a twisting force [syn: torsion, torque]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Torque \Torque\, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr.
   torquere to twist.]
   1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as
      worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans,
      and Britons.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to
      produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,
      or cause to turn, about an axis.
      [1913 Webster]

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