British chiefs wore them, and gold torques were around the necks of the leaders of the first of the Saxon invaders of Britain, among whose descendants, however, the fashion seems to have languished.
Torques or twisted collars of metal are found in burying-places of the barbarous people of northern Europe.
Torques are the most frequent of ancient Irish ornaments.
On Etruscan sarcophagi the men have torques about their necks, while the women have sometimes torques, sometimes necklaces, long earrings, and bracelets, and both sexes have many rings on their fingers.
The second kind of bracelet or armlet, worn on the upper arm, was the brachiale or torques brachialis; another was the spinther, which kept its place on the arm by its own elasticity.
The torquesare mostly penannular and have enlarged terminals; the armlets are often complete rings.
In addition to torques and gorgets, neck-ornaments were also formed of beads of gold, and some of these have been found accompanied by beads of amber.
Golden torques were much used by kings and other rich people.
Many torques are in the National Museum: but most of them are better made and twisted more closely than the one here represented.
Eudemius received his guests at the threshold of his house, attired royally, with a torques of gold about his neck and the great signet ring of his house upon his thumb.
Each wore about his neck a torques of gold; and in the first was set a diamond, and in the second was set a ruby, hot as passion, and in the third was set a pearl.
As they were about to go, Maildun's eldest foster brother asked him-- "Shall I bring one of those large torques away with me?
The young man, however, disregarding Maildun's advice, took down one of the torques and brought it away.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "torques" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
