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Sentimental love song
A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the
Torch_song
1933 American film directed by Alexander Hall
Torch Singer is a 1933 American pre-Code Paramount Pictures film directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes and starring Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez
Torch_Singer
British singer and songwriter (born 1959)
(/ˈʃɑːdeɪ/ SHAH-day or /ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY) or Sade Adu, is a Nigerian-British singer-songwriter. She is the principal songwriter and lead vocalist of the band
Sade_(singer)
Collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein
story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a Jewish homosexual, drag queen, and torch singer who lives in New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The four-hour
Torch_Song_Trilogy
Stick with a flaming end used as a source of light
still in wide usage. A torch song is typically a sentimental love song in which a singer laments an unrequited love. A tiki torch Torch seller, tacuinum sanitatis
Torch
American writer (born 1945)
Robert T. Westbrook (born December 24, 1945, New York City)[citation needed] is an American writer. He is the son of columnist Sheilah Graham. Westbrook
Robert_T._Westbrook
American actress and singer (1926–2000)
1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London
Julie_London
Scottish singer (born 1961)
Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer. She rose to fame in 2009 as a contestant on the third series of the television talent competition
Susan_Boyle
American actress and singer (1921–2015)
self-sacrificing June Allyson-like character before reverting to her usual torch singer/socialite roles. In The Company She Keeps (1951), she played Joan Willburn
Lizabeth_Scott
American metal vocalist (born 1970)
known as the former lead singer of Killswitch Engage and Blood Has Been Shed. He is the current vocalist of Light the Torch, formerly known as Devil You
Howard Jones (American singer)
Howard_Jones_(American_singer)
American jazz singer and actress
October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago
Helen_Morgan_(singer)
1991 film by Pedro Almodóvar
the fractured relationship between a self-involved mother, a famous torch singer, and her grown daughter she had abandoned as a child. The daughter, who
High_Heels_(1991_film)
1956 film by Douglas Sirk
disguised account (or roman à clef) of the real-life scandal involving torch singer Libby Holman and her husband, tobacco heir Zachary Smith Reynolds, who
Written_on_the_Wind
American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924–1963)
Thing", supposedly about a trombonist. Washington was well known for singing torch songs. In 1962, she hired a male backing trio called the Allegros, consisting
Dinah_Washington
American socialite, actress, singer, and activist (1904–1971)
Holman in a retrospective of his favorite torch singers, calling her "perhaps the first bona fide torch singer." Social Security Death Index: SSN 073-14-3155
Libby_Holman
Canadian musician (born 1961)
Edmunds. In 1989, lang released her last album with the Reclines, Absolute Torch And Twang, which won the Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance
K.d._lang
American actress and singer (born 1940)
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress, singer and classical composer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for
Lainie_Kazan
American singer and actress (1963–2012)
Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, and record producer. Commonly referred to as "the
Whitney_Houston
American jazz singer (1937–2018)
Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement
Nancy_Wilson_(jazz_singer)
American actress and model (1926–1962)
drama Bus Stop, her first film under the new contract. She played a saloon singer whose dreams of stardom are complicated by a naïve cowboy who falls in love
Marilyn_Monroe
French singer (1915–1963)
Piaf (French: [edit pjaf]), was a French singer and lyricist. She is regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers
Édith_Piaf
American jazz singer (1915–1959)
had tried to interest Holiday in the song. In 1943, a flamboyant male torch singer, Willie Dukes, began singing "Lover Man" on 52nd Street. Because of his
Billie_Holiday
English singer-songwriter (born 1988)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/əˈdɛl/ ə-DEL; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, she is known for her
Adele
American pop singer (1928–2013)
born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who achieved notable success in pop, Latin, and jazz genres. She sang solo
Eydie_Gormé
Canadian jazz singer and pianist (born 1964)
Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums
Diana_Krall
American singer and actress (1928–2002)
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a
Rosemary_Clooney
French-American actress (1903–1996)
footnotes list as being coached by Bing Crosby, was also featured in Torch Singer (1933), co-starring Ricardo Cortez and David Manners. Consequently, she
Claudette_Colbert
American singer and actress (1913–1999)
"Most Promising Female Vocalists". Sherwood was usually described as a torch singer; she appeared on stage in a sweater and glasses, and used a cymbal held
Roberta_Sherwood
English singer (born 1959)
of how much Morrissey owed that blousy Anglo-Irish nineteenth-century torch-singer and stand-up comedian Oscar Wilde, the "first pop star". Arguably, poor
Morrissey
Welsh singer (born 1937)
Female Singer – TV Times 1973: Best Female Singer – TV Times 1974: Best Female Entertainer – American Guild of Variety Artists 1976: Best Female Singer – Music
Shirley_Bassey
American singer and actress (born 1946)
legally mononymous; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous
Cher
American singer (1920–2002)
Danny Thomas in The Jazz Singer (1952), a remake of the Al Jolson film, The Jazz Singer (1927). She played an alcoholic blues singer in Pete Kelly's Blues
Peggy_Lee
American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than
Lena_Horne
American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century". In 2023, Rolling Stone placed Del Rey on their list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time",
Lana_Del_Rey
American actress and entrepreneur (1930–2014)
Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958
Polly_Bergen
American singer (born 1940)
ˈwɔːrwɪk/ dee-ON WOR-wik; née Warrick; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her decades long career, Warwick has
Dionne_Warwick
American singer and actor (1903–1977)
Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. One of the first multimedia stars, he was one of the most popular
Bing_Crosby
British actor (1932–2012)
334 episodes 1978 Fantasy Island Harry Beamus Episode: "Call Me Lucky/Torch Singer" 1978 The Love Boat Bert Buchanan Episode: "The Song Is Ended" 1979 Bizarre
Richard_Dawson
American actress and singer (1922–1969)
Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian whose career spanned four decades. She is known for her
Judy_Garland
American singer (1926–2023)
money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He's the singer who gets across what the composer
Tony_Bennett
American actress (born 1970)
Richardson and Kiefer Sutherland. Connelly portrayed femme fatale Emma, a torch singer whose husband, John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell), suffers from amnesia. As
Jennifer_Connelly
Canadian singer
Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Feist (May 5, 2005). "A Torch Singer with an ancient sound". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2008. Berman
Feist_(singer)
American singer, entertainer and actress (1913–2005)
screen in Dixie Jamboree and Radio Stars on Parade. In 1946 she played the torch-singing lead in The Bamboo Blonde, showing off her ability to both vamp
Frances_Langford
Canadian musician (born 1966)
on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2022. Feist (5 May 2005). "A Torch Singer with an ancient sound". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2008. Presenter:
Peaches_(musician)
American singer-songwriter and actress (1949–1995)
Leon Huff's Philadelphia International label in 1986, capitalizing on the torch songs, "Old Friend" and the melancholy title track, as well as "You Just
Phyllis_Hyman
1981 film by Herbert Ross
example, Eileen Everson (Bernadette Peters) turns into a silver-gowned torch singer in her school-room, with her students lip-synching and dancing ("Love
Pennies from Heaven (1981 film)
Pennies_from_Heaven_(1981_film)
German and American actress (1901–1992)
; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1920s Berlin, she performed
Marlene_Dietrich
American country singer (1932–1963)
Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. One of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century, she was known
Patsy_Cline
1935 American musical film directed by Victor Fleming
Jeffries, basing it loosely on the scandal of the 1931 marriage between torch singer Libby Holman and tobacco heir Zachary Smith Reynolds, and his death by
Reckless_(1935_film)
American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex
Roy_Orbison
American jazz singer and pianist (1924–1990)
Lois Vaughan (/vɔːn/, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy", "The Divine One", and the "Queen of Bebop"
Sarah_Vaughan
American actress, dancer, and singer
Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American actress, comedian, dancer and singer. She is known for her performances in the Broadway revival of Peter Pan
Sandy_Duncan
American actress
Claudia Mae McNeil (August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993) was an American actress known for premiering the role of matriarch Lena Younger in both the stage
Claudia_McNeil
American composer concert pianist singer-songwriter (1933–2003)
February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American composer, concert pianist, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Simone's bearing and stage presence
Nina_Simone
American singer and actress (born 1942)
Streisand (/ˈstraɪsænd/ STRY-sand; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, and filmmaker. Over a career spanning more than six
Barbra_Streisand
American actress and singer (1914–1996)
10, 1914 – Los Angeles, September 22, 1996) was an American actress and singer. She is best remembered for having appeared in the Road to... movies, a
Dorothy_Lamour
American vocalist and actress (1896–1977)
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway
Ethel_Waters
American singer and actress (1927–2022)
American. April 25, 1978. p. 6. Smith, George (April 27, 1990). "'50s Torch Singer Re-ignites Career To Rave Reviews". The Morning Call. Retrieved February
Joyce_Bryant
American blues rock musician
Turner - the real deal, you know?" American pop singer Miley Cyrus lists Hart amongst her favorite singers of all time. In 2013, she told Billboard, "she's
Beth_Hart
Scottish musician (born 1954)
Ann Lennox OBE (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the
Annie_Lennox
Fictional character
host body for the show's second season. Jihae played the character as a Torch Singer in the season 2 premiere episode. In the spin-off animated film Altered
Takeshi_Kovacs
American singer-songwriter (born 1969)
Mariah Carey (/məˈraɪə/ mə-RY-ə; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Songbird Supreme", Carey
Mariah_Carey
American actress (1927–2026)
2026), known professionally as Ann Blyth, was an American actress and singer. She began her career in radio as a child before transitioning to Broadway
Ann_Blyth
British media personality (born 1961)
Robbins and Nicky Campbell: We're Just Passing Through". The Art of the Torch Singer. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2022. Sacred Eyes | Sheldrick Trust
Nicky_Campbell
American vocalist
"With Pen in Hand". Around this time, Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business." In total, Carr had 10 singles and 13 albums that made
Vikki_Carr
Belgian-French singer and nightclub impresaria (1929–2022)
Rothcage, whom she married when she was 17. Known as Régine, she became a torch singer; by 1953, she was a nightclub manager in Paris. She is attributed with
Régine_Zylberberg
Russian and American actor (1920–1985)
flop The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969). Brynner appeared in drag (as a torch singer) in an unbilled role in the Peter Sellers comedy The Magic Christian
Yul_Brynner
1957 film by Michael Curtiz
Stephen Longstreet, and Nelson Gidding is based on the life and career of torch singer/actress Helen Morgan, with fictional touches liberally added for dramatic
The_Helen_Morgan_Story
American singer and actress (1930–2018)
1930 – March 22, 2018), better known as Morgana King, was an American jazz singer and actress. She began a professional singing career at sixteen years old
Morgana_King
American singer and actress (1896–1978)
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress during the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and
Ruth_Etting
1972 studio album by John Prine
into Jesus, who happens to be taking a stroll on the ocean, while “The Torch Singer” and “Rocky Mountain Time” may have reflected the whirlwind changes in
Diamonds_in_the_Rough_(album)
American cabaret and torch singer (1919–2016)
Marcovicci (January 10, 1919 – August 16, 2016) was an American cabaret and torch singer. Stuart appeared at New York City venues including the Maisonette Room
Helen_Stuart
American singer (1917–2008)
Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s
Jo_Stafford
American singer-songwriter (born 1979)
Eilen Jewell (/ˈiːlɪn/ EE-lin; born April 6, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter from Boise, Idaho. She has released nine studio albums and one live
Eilen_Jewell
1988 Hungarian film
Karrer, a depressed man, is in love with a married torch singer from a local bar, the Titanik. The singer breaks off their affair, because she dreams of becoming
Damnation_(film)
American jazz singer (1917–1996)
1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American improvisational vocal musician, singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song"
Ella_Fitzgerald
American singer (1945–2017)
Rosalie "Rosie" Hamlin (July 21, 1945 – March 30, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the frontwoman of Rosie and the Originals. The group
Rosie_Hamlin
American jazz vocalist (1911–1987)
Vaughan, Sullivan is considered one of the best jazz vocalists of the 1930s. Singer Peggy Lee named Sullivan as a key influence in several interviews. Sullivan
Maxine_Sullivan
Italian singer and actress (1939–2021)
1939 – 23 April 2021), known as Milva (Italian: [ˈmilva]), was an Italian singer, stage and film actress, and television personality. She was also known
Milva
American music ensemble
ensemble originally based in New York City that presents the work of English singer-songwriter Anohni and her collaborators. The band released its self-titled
Anohni_and_the_Johnsons
American singer (born 1975)
Maude Amber McAfee-Maggart (born February 24, 1975) is an American cabaret singer and recording artist who performs throughout the United States and Europe
Maude_Maggart
American singer (born 1987)
asymmetrical and syncopated." Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone calls him a torch singer due to "his feel for romantic tragedy, unfurling in slow-boiling ballads"
Frank_Ocean
1929 play by Marc Connelly
by The Hall Johnson Choir. The cast also included singer Mabel Ridley.The chorus included torch singer Eva Sylvester and members of the Sylvester family
The_Green_Pastures_(play)
American singer (1925–1990)
1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton
June_Christy
Dutch jazz singer (born 1955)
Laura Fygi (born 27 August 1955) is a Dutch jazz singer. Fygi's father was a Dutch businessman, a director of Philips, and her mother was a belly dancer
Laura_Fygi
American song
Dr. Hook/Shal Silverstein collaboration. If Ms. Faithfull ever was a torch singer, her batteries are certainly flat". Smash Hits said, "The Debbie Harry
The_Ballad_of_Lucy_Jordan
Polish singer (1938–2011)
stage name Violetta Villas, was a Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter. Her voice was characterized as coloratura
Violetta_Villas
American singer (1922–2016)
Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of
Kay_Starr
American singer (1913–2007)
to hear more of them! — Frankie Laine Another singer who influenced Laine at this time was the singer-songwriter Gene Austin, generally considered the
Frankie_Laine
American actress (1911–1975)
Niesen (July 8, 1911 – March 27, 1975)[citation needed] was an American torch singer, actress, comedian, and songwriter who achieved popular success in musicals
Gertrude_Niesen
American singer, actress and artist
as Little Annie, Annie Anxiety or Annie Anxiety Bandez, is an American singer, painter, poet, writer, performing and recording artist, and stage actor
Little_Annie
2001 studio album by Björk
performance on Vespertine has been described as that of an "art-rock torch singer". Stylistically, Vespertine incorporates elements of both art and dance
Vespertine_(album)
American jazz singer (1919–2006)
professional singer, beginning as a chorus girl in such uptown venues as the Celebrity Club and the Vanity Fair. She then found work as a singer and waitress
Anita_O'Day
American child actress (1927–2025)
daughter, or the leading lady herself in a flashback scene. For instance in Torch Singer, she played Claudette Colbert's daughter Sally Trent, age five. (Because
Cora_Sue_Collins
Review. Retrieved 7 April 2018. Delano, Sharon (11 March 2002). "The Torch Singer". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 November 2013. McDonnell, Sarah (12 September
List of contraltos in non-classical music
List_of_contraltos_in_non-classical_music
South Korean actress and musician (born 1974 or 1984)
better known by the mononym Jihae, is a South Korean singer, actress and model. She debuted as a singer in 2007 and has since released four full-length albums
Jihae_(musician)
French singer (born 1966)
Patricia Noëlle Kaas (French: [kas]; born 5 December 1966) is a French singer. Her music is a mix of pop, cabaret, jazz, and chanson. Since the appearance
Patricia_Kaas
American actress
Hoey (December 15, 1910 – September 11, 1935) was a Broadway theatre torch singer and actress. Evelyn Hoey was born in Minneapolis on December 15, 1910
Evelyn_Hoey
English singer (born 1957)
(/ˌsuːzi ˈsuː/, soo-zee-SOO), is an English singer and songwriter. She came to prominence as the singer and main lyricist of the rock band Siouxsie and
Siouxsie_Sioux
American singer-songwriter (born 1965)
Kelly Hogan (born January 11, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, often known for her work as a member of Neko Case's backing band, as well as for
Kelly_Hogan
TORCH SINGER
TORCH SINGER
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Torch.
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Light; Torch
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Arthurian
, a formidable boar hunted by Arthur.
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Torch; Bright Light
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Torch Light
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Torch; Light
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Torch
Biblical
burning; foolish; mad,burning or torch,a torch
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Fiery, Torch
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Torch bringer.
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Torch.
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Torch
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Torch; Light
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Torch; Sun
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Bright; Shining; Torch
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Torch
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Fiery, Torch
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Bright; Shining; Torch
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Torch
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Torch, Light
TORCH SINGER
TORCH SINGER
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Companion; Narrator of Hadith; Ibn Sad Al-taiy had this Name; Al-tamimi RA also had this Name
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Young One
Boy/Male
Irish
The Irish form of Thomas, a biblical name meaning “â€twin.â€â€
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Hindu
Talk
Surname or Lastname
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Irish and Scottish : reduced form of McBride.Perhaps also a reduced form of Scottish Kilbride.English : metathesized variant of Bird.
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Spanish
 Spanish name ANBESSA means "lion."
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Carpenter
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Armored battle maiden.
Surname or Lastname
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English : topographic name for someone who lived by a ford marked by a stump, from Middle English stocke ‘treestump’ + ford ‘ford’.English : habitational name from some minor place, as for example Stokeford in Dorset (earlier Stockford) ‘ford near to East Stoke’ (so named from Old English stoc ‘outlying farmstead’, ‘secondary settlement’) .
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Native American Miwok name TELUTCI means "bear making dust."
TORCH SINGER
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TORCH SINGER
n.
One whose office it is to carry a torch.
a.
disagreeable to the touch.
v. i.
To border; to touch.
v. t.
To strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an instrument of music.
n.
A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.
n.
One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.
v. t.
To touch lightly.
v. i.
To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points.
n.
The sense of touch; feeling.
n.
A torch.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Touch
n.
A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.
v.
A touch or hit.
n.
A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia.
imp. & p. p.
of Touch
v.
A stroke; as, a touch of raillery; a satiric touch; hence, animadversion; censure; reproof.
v.
A stroke; a touch.
v.
The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy touch, or a light touch; also, the manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch.
n.
A flashlight.