† tortisn.

Forms: Middle English ? plural tortyse, Middle English singular and plural torteys, Middle English singular and plural tortes, singular tortays, plural tortayes, torteies, Middle English–1500s singular and plural tortys, 1500s plural tortaysez, 1600s singular and plural tortis, plural tortiz.

Etymology: < Old French tortis, -iz (masculine) (a1200), also perhaps tortise , -isse (a1377), -ice , -iche (feminine), twisted thing, torch, in medieval Latin tortīcius (? 11th cent. in Du Cange), -īsius , -ītius (masculine), also tortīcia (feminine) (a1400) a torch, < Latin tortus twisted, or medieval Latin tortia torch n. + -īcius , -īcia : see -itious suffix¹. The forms in -eys, -ays are from Old French torteis, alteration of tortis after such words as semeis, for semeïs < *seminātīcius.

Obsolete.

1. A kind of very large wax candle. (Usually distinguished from a torch: cf. quot. 1611.)A note to Way's ed. of Promp. Parv. at Percher, mentions torticios, 2 ells long and weighing 5 lb. each.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > wax candle > of certain size

Paris candlea1307

tortis1404

beeter1578

1404–5 Abingdon Rolls (Camden) 68 In j torteys empto xxij d.

1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1859) ii. lx. 58 This wycked sauour, and smoke of the torteys when the fyre is oute.

1421–2 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 141 In candelis ceriis et albis..cum ij torchis, ij tortys, iiij prekettys, et factura eorundem.

a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 492 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 315 Fyrst to þe chaundeler he schalle go, To take a tortes lyȝt hym fro.

c1480 (a1400) St. Matthew 250 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 197 Vith incense & lampis lycht & tortyse al brynnand brycht.

a1483 Liber Niger in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 22 iii torches, one tortays, and iii prickettes.

a1483 Liber Niger in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 41 And he [a Grome of Chambyr] setteth nyghtly, after the seasons of the yere, torchys, tortays, candylles of wax, morters.

1506–7 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 111 That they have ilk ane ane new tortys reddy.

1533–4 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 249 Pro factura 4 le torchez et 4 tortaysez 16 d.

1601 F. Tate Househ. Ord. Edward II (1876) 6 This stewarde..shall take everi night for his chamber, one sextier of wine, xij candels, two tortis, one tortis for wine, and one torche.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tortis de cire, a wreathed Linke or great candle of wax; most in vse about Candlemas.]

2. A twisted chain; a wreath. [modern French tortis.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] > chain

tortis1688

Trichinopoli chain1863

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iv. ix. 390/2 A tortis or double chaine of gold.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tortis
释义	† tortisn. Forms: Middle English ? plural tortyse, Middle English singular and plural torteys, Middle English singular and plural tortes, singular tortays, plural tortayes, torteies, Middle English–1500s singular and plural tortys, 1500s plural tortaysez, 1600s singular and plural tortis, plural tortiz. Etymology: < Old French tortis, -iz (masculine) (a1200), also perhaps tortise , -isse (a1377), -ice , -iche (feminine), twisted thing, torch, in medieval Latin tortīcius (? 11th cent. in Du Cange), -īsius , -ītius (masculine), also tortīcia (feminine) (a1400) a torch, < Latin tortus twisted, or medieval Latin tortia torch n. + -īcius , -īcia : see -itious suffix¹. The forms in -eys, -ays are from Old French torteis, alteration of tortis after such words as semeis, for semeïs < seminātīcius. Obsolete. 1. A kind of very large wax candle. (Usually distinguished from a torch: cf. quot. 1611.)A note to Way's ed. of Promp. Parv.* at Percher, mentions torticios, 2 ells long and weighing 5 lb. each. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > wax candle > of certain size Paris candlea1307 tortis1404 beeter1578 1404–5 Abingdon Rolls (Camden) 68 In j torteys empto xxij d. 1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1859) ii. lx. 58 This wycked sauour, and smoke of the torteys when the fyre is oute. 1421–2 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 141 In candelis ceriis et albis..cum ij torchis, ij tortys, iiij prekettys, et factura eorundem. a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 492 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 315 Fyrst to þe chaundeler he schalle go, To take a tortes lyȝt hym fro. c1480 (a1400) St. Matthew 250 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 197 Vith incense & lampis lycht & tortyse al brynnand brycht. a1483 Liber Niger in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 22 iii torches, one tortays, and iii prickettes. a1483 Liber Niger in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 41 And he [a Grome of Chambyr] setteth nyghtly, after the seasons of the yere, torchys, tortays, candylles of wax, morters. 1506–7 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 111 That they have ilk ane ane new tortys reddy. 1533–4 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 249 Pro factura 4 le torchez et 4 tortaysez 16 d. 1601 F. Tate Househ. Ord. Edward II (1876) 6 This stewarde..shall take everi night for his chamber, one sextier of wine, xij candels, two tortis, one tortis for wine, and one torche. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tortis de cire, a wreathed Linke or great candle of wax; most in vse about Candlemas.] 2. A twisted chain; a wreath. [modern French tortis.] ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] > chain tortis1688 Trichinopoli chain1863 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iv. ix. 390/2 A tortis or double chaine of gold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1404
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