Torse

In heraldry, the torse is a twisted roll of fabric wound around the top of the helm and crest to hold the mantle in place.Like the mantle, the protective cloth covering worn over a knight's helmet, the torse is represented in two colours, generally the same pair of colours used on the mantle. The torse was made up of a pair of ribbons twisted together, tinctured of the principal metal and colors of the shield, the livery colours. (See tincture for more on these "tinctures".) The torse is also often referred to as the wreath.
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n. torso, trunk

adj. twisted, turned

(n.)
A wreath.
  

(n.)
A developable surface. See under Developable.
  

A colorful cloth roll worn around the crown of the helmet, from which the mantling or cloth decoration was attached. Used from the 13th century through the 15th, torses and mantling helped to identify the knight in war and provided a colorful expressive tool for tournaments and pageants of the 15th century.

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