Meaning of torus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. round, swelling, bulging place; elevation, protuberance
   declension-2, masculine
2. bulge, knot
   declension-2, masculine
3. muscular or fleshly part, muscle, brawn of an animal bodies
   declension-2, masculine, poetic, usually
4. bulge, thickness of trees
   declension-2, masculine, poetic, usually
5. raised ornament, knot on a garland
   declension-2, masculine
6. bolster, cushion; bed, couch, sofa
   declension-2, masculine, poetic, usually
7. marriage bed
   declension-2, masculine, poetic, usually
8. marriage (sometimes any sexual relationship)
   declension-2, figuratively, masculine, poetic, usually
9. embankment, elevation of earth
   declension-2, masculine
10. large round molding at the base of a column
    declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“ausus es ante oculōs adductā paelice nostrōs”

Have you dared, by bringing your mistress before my eyes, to disturb our marriage bed so very well-composed? (Ariadne accuses her husband of infidelity.)

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