"torche" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈtordʒ(ə)/ Forms: torches [plural]
Etymology: From Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|torche}} Old French torche, {{der|enm|VL.|*torca}} Vulgar Latin *torca Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} torche, {{enm-noun|pl=torches}} torche (plural torches)
  1. A long candle
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  2. A torch; a portable source of light
    Sense id: en-torche-enm-noun-NZJht3y~
  3. (figurative) A ray of light Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-torche-enm-noun-7mMdRfqj Disambiguation of Light sources: 2 17 81 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 29 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: torghe, torge, torch

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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