n.; pl. E. Torsos It. Torsi [ It. torso, probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. &unr_;; cf. OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk. Cf. Thyrsus, Truss. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]