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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Tō'rus, n.

noun

Tō'rus, n. [Lat., a round, swelling, or bulging place, an elevation, protuberance. Cf. TORE.]

  1. (Arch.) A large molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular. Brande.
  2. (Bot.) The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand.