The bow tortureth the string.
Bacon.
Tor"tur*er (?), n. One who tortures; a tormentor.
Tor"tur*ing*ly, adv. So as to torture. Beau. & Fl.
Tor"tur*ous (?), a. Involving, or pertaining to, torture. [R.] "The
torturous crucifixion." I. Disraeli.
||Tor"u*la (?), n.; pl. Torulæ (&?;) [NL., dim. of L. torus a
||semicircular molding.] (Biol.) (a) A chain of special bacteria. (b) A
||genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomyces. Also used adjectively.
||
Tor"u*la*form` (?), a. (Biol.) Having the appearance of a torula; in
the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci.
Tor"u*lose (?), a. [L. torulus, dim. of torus: cf. F. toruleux. See
Torus] (Bot.) Same as Torose.
Tor"u*lous (?), a. Same as Torose.
||To"rus (?), n.; pl. Tori (#). [L., a round, swelling, or bulging
||place, an elevation. Cf. 3d Tore.]
||
1. (Arch.) A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is
semicircular. See Illust. of Molding. Brande&C.
2. (Zoöl.) One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It
usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the
integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust.
under Tubicolæ.
3. (Bot.) The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels
stand.