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1939 film by Victor Hugo Halperin
Torture Ship is a 1939 American science fiction horror film directed by Victor Halperin, based on Jack London's 1899 short story "A Thousand Deaths". The
Torture_Ship
Torture method
Chinese water torture, or use of a dripping machine, is a psychological torture tactic in which cold water is slowly dripped onto the victim's scalp,
Chinese_water_torture
Sail training ship of the Chilean Navy
'largest gathering of ships of this nature in a lifetime'". WDSU. Retrieved June 15, 2026. "Chile: Torture and the naval training ship the "Esmeralda"". Amnesty
Chilean_barquentine_Esmeralda
Room where torture is inflicted
A torture chamber is a room equipped, and sometimes specially constructed, for the infliction of torture. The medieval torture chamber was windowless and
Torture_chamber
1980 horror film directed by Alvin Rakoff
the ship was once a Nazi torture ship, and the ghosts of its inmates and crew are still aboard. They are attacked by the piercing whine of the ship's electronics
Death_Ship_(1980_film)
Torture instrument
empathy with the display of this and other torture devices used on slaves. They were used on slave ships, as witnessed and described by Equiano and Ottobah
Thumbscrew_(torture)
American TV and film actress (1914–2001)
Gates (1939) as Sheila Murray Kansas Terrors (1939) as Maria del Montez Torture Ship (1939) as Joan Martel The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) as Face of 7th
Julie_Bishop_(actress)
Return of Doctor X". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011. Eder, Bruce. "Torture Ship". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011. American Film Institute (1993)
List of horror films of the 1930s
List_of_horror_films_of_the_1930s
Short story by Jack London
story was adapted to film in 1939. In 1939, a Hollywood B movie titled Torture Ship was loosely based on "A Thousand Deaths". In 2014, writer-director Adam
A Thousand Deaths (London short story)
A_Thousand_Deaths_(London_short_story)
human rights violations, listed a number of torture and detention centers (such as Colonia Dignidad, the ship Esmeralda or Víctor Jara Stadium), and found
Human rights abuses in Chile under Augusto Pinochet
Human_rights_abuses_in_Chile_under_Augusto_Pinochet
describes the use of torture since the adoption of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which prohibited it. Torture is prohibited by international
Use_of_torture_since_1948
English actor (1911–1955)
rally House of Dracula and three Val Lewton productions including The Ghost Ship. In the last, a voice-over narrative by Knaggs is heard, representing the
Skelton_Knaggs
Branch of the Chilean Armed Forces
the national defense minister. The training ship Esmeralda functioned as a floating prison and torture chamber for political prisoners during the 1973–1980
Chilean_Navy
1939 American film
Buried Alive is a 1939 film directed by Victor Halperin. After finishing Torture Ship, director Victor Halperin started production on his next film Buried
Buried_Alive_(1939_film)
American screenwriter
during the 1930s include Strictly Dynamite (1934), The Shadow (1937), Torture Ship (1939), and The Man They Could Not Hang (1939). His 1940s credits include
Milton_Raison
Chilean politician and admiral
Pinochet's torture ship now flies the flag for Chile around the world". The Guardian. 29 August 2015. "Chile: Torture and the Naval Training Ship the "Esmeralda""
José_Toribio_Merino
American character actor (1905–1994)
(1939) – Don Cameron Sued for Libel (1939) – Radio Actor (uncredited) Torture Ship (1939) – Reporter (uncredited) Trigger Fingers (1939) – Bert Lee, Gang
Carleton_Young
Association. Retrieved 2015-11-29. "Chilean Torture Ship". isla.igc.org. Retrieved 2015-11-29. "Chile Ship S.F. Visit Protested" (PDF). The Dispatcher
Solidarity Movement with Chile
Solidarity_Movement_with_Chile
American actor (1902–1996)
Jack Scott They Asked for It Marty Collins Second Fiddle Willie Hogger Torture Ship Lt. Bob Bennett Miracle on Main Street Dick Porter 1940 He Married His
Lyle_Talbot
International human rights instrument against torture and cruel or unusual punishment
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT))
United Nations Convention Against Torture
United_Nations_Convention_Against_Torture
German erotic magazine
fictional erotic stories, reports from events such as Venus Berlin and Torture Ship, and news from the amateur and professional scenes. The intimate interviews
Happy_Weekend_(magazine)
American actor (1900–1945)
- Bob Smoky Joslin Mutiny in the Big House (1939) - Convict Frankie Torture Ship (1939) - Harry 'The Carver' Bogard Women Without Names (1940) - Police
Russell_Hopton
American actor and film director (1891–1954)
Rocco The Great Commandment (1939) as Jesus Christ (voice, uncredited) Torture Ship (1939) as Dr. Herbert Stander How Green Was My Valley (1941) as adult
Irving_Pichel
American film director (1895–1983)
Blood (1936) Nation Aflame (1937) (also producer) Buried Alive (1939) Torture Ship (1939) Girls' Town (1942) Producer The Danger Point (1922) Double Reward
Victor_Halperin
1980 fantasy by Gene Wolfe
The Shadow of the Torturer is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, published by Simon & Schuster in May 1980. It is the first of four
The_Shadow_of_the_Torturer
American actress (1907–2003)
Allen Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) – 'Jackie' McGuire Torture Ship (1939) – Poison Mary Slavish Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939) – Julie Mancini
Sheila_Bromley
American cinematographer (1904–1971)
Justice (1938) The Invisible Killer (1939) Hitler – Beast of Berlin (1939) Torture Ship (1939) Gun Code (1940) Secrets of a Model (1940) Frontier Crusader (1940)
Jack_Greenhalgh
American actor (1890–1949)
(1939) - Carson Mutiny in the Big House (1939) - Prison Guard Benson Torture Ship (1939) - John Ritter Buried Alive (1939) - Manning Power Dive (1941)
Wheeler_Oakman
2022 Russo-Ukrainian War incident
Pryvillia In July 2022, video recordings of the torture, castration and murder of a Ukrainian POW in the Pryvillia sanatorium by Russian servicemen were
Torture and castration of a Ukrainian POW in Pryvillia
Torture_and_castration_of_a_Ukrainian_POW_in_Pryvillia
Event in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Mala Rohan The torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan was an incident during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that occurred in the village of Mala
Torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan
Torture_of_Russian_soldiers_in_Mala_Rohan
(1967) Torture Chamber (2013) Torture Garden (1967) Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968) Torture Room (2010) Torture Ship (1939) The Torture of Silence
List_of_films:_T
American actor (1894–1956)
(uncredited) Sued for Libel (1939) - Policeman in Court (uncredited) Torture Ship (1939) - Capt. Mike Briggs Allegheny Uprising (1939) - Settler at McDowell's
Stanley_Blystone
10th episode of the 2nd season of Battlestar Galactica
Gaius Baltar discovers that Pegasus crew members have been raping and torturing a Cylon prisoner. Cain sentences Helo and Chief Galen Tyrol to death after
Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)
Pegasus_(Battlestar_Galactica)
2020 Indian film by Bhanu Pratap Singh
following torture. In order to free Meera, Vandana agrees to show the shipping officers a secret room on the ship. Along with Joshi, they go to the ship the
Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship
Bhoot_–_Part_One:_The_Haunted_Ship
Ship attacked and captured by North Korea
Korea's custody. One died heroically and the rest were tortured daily for nearly a year. The ship, to this day, remains in North Korean custody. Wikimedia
USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2)
Japanese writer
revolt against the company and its managers. Kobayashi died due to violent torture after being arrested by the Special Higher Police two years later, at the
Takiji_Kobayashi
Jamaican-American actor and film director (1877–1969)
(1937) – Bidder (uncredited) Midnight (1939) – Footman (uncredited) Torture Ship (1939) – Ezra Matthews Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939, Serial) – Felipe
Leander_de_Cordova
Attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
Sherlock, Cillian; Scott, Claire. "Gaza aid flotilla activists home after 'torture ship' nightmare". www.thetimes.com. "'Act of piracy': World reacts to Israeli
2026_Global_Sumud_Flotilla
1933 film
over the next few weeks. Boarding an old square-rigger dressed up as a "torture ship" on a date, he playfully shackles her in a standing rack and kisses her
I_Cover_the_Waterfront
United States military prison in southeastern Cuba
are consistent with torture as defined by the UN Convention Against Torture as well as the more restrictive US definition of torture that was operational
Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
Television program characters
of pay at the time due to the city's financial situation. He and Luthor torture one of the killers to learn that Ormund is paying for the death of anyone
List of House of the Dragon characters
List_of_House_of_the_Dragon_characters
Debate over romantic and sexual content in fanfiction
environment. Traditionally, erotica, homoerotic romance, and depictions of torture (most notably in "hurt-comfort" works) were carefully distributed only
Shipping ethics controversy in fanfiction
Shipping_ethics_controversy_in_fanfiction
American film producer
Bill Carson (1936) The Traitor (1936) Crashing Through Danger (1938) Torture Ship (1939) The Invisible Killer (1939) Marked Men (1940) Riders of Black
Sigmund_Neufeld
English pirate
cruelty, and in court documents is said to have beaten, tortured, and interrogated sailors from ships he captured. In February 1719, Vane was caught in a
Charles_Vane
Season of streaming series
trapped. Daemon investigates the murders of multiple City Watchmen. After torturing one of the killers, Daemon learns Ormund paid for their deaths. He informs
House_of_the_Dragon_season_3
Houthi involvement in the Gaza war
Houthis declared any Israel-linked ship was a target for attack, including US and UK warships, but they also attacked the ships of nations with no connection
Red_Sea_crisis
American imprisoned in North Korea (1994–2017)
court found the North Korean government liable for Warmbier's alleged torture and death, in a default judgment in favor of Warmbier's parents after North
Otto_Warmbier
State-sponsored abduction and transfer to a third country
source country's laws on interrogation, detention, extradition and/or torture. Extraordinary rendition is a type of extraterritorial abduction, but not
Extraordinary_rendition
Dutch East India Company flagship
a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). She was built in Amsterdam in 1628 as the flagship of one of the three annual fleets of company ships and
Batavia_(1628_ship)
2016–17 Mediterranean migrant rescue ship
il giudizio dibattimentale sarebbe del tutto superfluo. […] La fuga da torture, detenzioni arbitrarie, violenze sessuali, maltrattamenti, sfruttamento
Iuventa
2026 German film
Netflix on 17 July 2026. The film tells the story of the search-and-rescue ship Iuventa, which operated in the central Mediterranean Sea in 2016 and 2017
23_000_Lives
Month of 1926
Times, p. 33, March 31, 1926 Wales, Henry (March 31, 1926). "Modern Torture Ship Bears 680 French to Exile". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13. "Peter Marshall
March_1926
Secret headquarters used by the CIA
officially known as "black sites", to detain, interrogate, and often torture suspected enemy combatants, usually with the acquiescence, if not direct
CIA_black_sites
2026 Star Wars film by Jon Favreau
before the Twins, who have intercepted Rotta and are intending to slowly torture him for hundreds of years. To punish Mando for breaking his contract, the
The_Mandalorian_and_Grogu
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
she imitated the voices of the Greek women left behind at home—she thus tortured the men inside (including Odysseus and Menelaus) with the memory of their
Helen_of_Troy
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
have confirmed Israeli systematic use of torture during the Gaza War, including rape, gang-rape, sexualized torture and mutilation of detained Palestinian
October_7_attacks
in on crutches, and the judge denies Angela’s petition. As jail inmates torture her constantly, Julia is declared to not be criminally insane. Maggie encourages
List_of_Falcon_Crest_episodes
Geopolitical and economic crisis
warnings forbidding passage through the strait, boarded and attacked merchant ships, and laid sea mines in the strait. From 13 April to 29 May 2026, the US
2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
2020 film by Christopher Nolan
trinket. The Protagonist retrieves an artifact but his team is captured and tortured. He swallows a suicide pill but wakes up to find it was a fake—a test that
Tenet
Hazing and abuse in the Russian army
sometimes deadly physical and psychological abuse, such as bullying, torture, sexual torture, and anal rape. There have been occasions where soldiers have been
Dedovshchina
hoarding money and not paying the proper taxes, and he was arrested and tortured, leaving him crippled for the rest of his life. As the Hospitallers evolved
History of the Knights Hospitaller in the Levant
History_of_the_Knights_Hospitaller_in_the_Levant
Form of punishment for sailors
sailors at sea. First, a line was looped around the keel from one side of the ship (side A) to the other (side B), with one end tied to the victim and the other
Keelhauling
Month of 1974
(10 January 2015). "Alí Lameda, tortura terrible" [Alí Lameda, terrible torture]. El Estímulo (in Spanish). "Trick Daddy Debuts 'Magic City' Memoir: A
September_1974
Indian Army officer killed during the 1999 Kargil War
captured by Pakistani troops following a gunfight at the Line of Control and tortured prior to their execution. Saurabh Kalia was born on 29 June 1976 in Amritsar
Saurabh_Kalia
Foundation
symbolic purchase price of DM 1. Today, the Germania is used as a training ship. Each year, up to 120 young sailing enthusiasts are trained in ocean sailing
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
Alfried_Krupp_von_Bohlen_und_Halbach_Foundation
Survivor of Batavia mutiny (born 1602)
put on trial and denied the charges. The court applied for permission to torture her, but it is unknown whether such permission was granted; she seems to
Lucretia_Jans
Chinese online retailer's controversies
2026-03-25. "百度再陷道德拷问 小学幼儿园被曝挂色情网站_北京时间" [Baidu is again caught in moral torture; primary schools and kindergartens are exposed to be linked to pornographic
Criticisms_of_Baidu
Hatred or fear of anything Peruvian
same time that he looted the unfortunate towns of his jurisdiction and tortured his neighbors." — Felipe Paz Soldán, Cartas Históricas del Perú [Historical
Anti-Peruvian_sentiment
but it's a mystery why the emperor survives. Chilian uses her poison to torture Duanmu Rong. Rong and the other Mohists gesture that they'll kill themselves
List of The Legend of Qin episodes
List_of_The_Legend_of_Qin_episodes
English pirate (1690–1724)
or torture them. The crew of the targeted ship would hinder their officers from defending her, so afraid were they of reprisals. One failed torture session
Edward_Low
Month of 1978
overriding of the arrest order, So Phim committed suicide to avoid capture, torture and execution. Paul Southwell became the new Premier of Saint Kitts and
May_1978
1995/3208 792 13/12/95 Buckingham Palace Extradition Act 1989 The Extradition (Torture) (Bermuda) Order 1995 1995/3209 793 13/12/95 Buckingham Palace Guernsey
List_of_Privy_Council_orders
Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
the 7 October attacks as a genocide or genocidal massacre of Israelis. Torture and sexual violence have been committed both by Palestinian militant groups
Gaza_war
limiting the number of ships that can cross and charging tolls of over $1 million per ship, or even $1 million per barrel. Only four ships carrying dry cargo
2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
McLean, Craig (November 2, 2014). "Idris Elba interview: Marvel movies are 'torture'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_A–L
Torture chambers used by Russian troops
and a torture center. The Russians also used the police station building across the street for torture. Around 40 people were held in torture chambers
Russian torture chambers in Ukraine
Russian_torture_chambers_in_Ukraine
2008 film by Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight for a perceived endorsement of "necessary evils" such as torture and rendition. Author Andrew Klavan said Batman is a stand-in for then-U
The_Dark_Knight
1604–1635 Japanese armed merchant sailing ships
Red Seal ships (朱印船, Shuinsen) were Japanese armed merchant sailing ships bound for Southeast Asian ports with red-sealed letters patent issued by the
Red_Seal_ships
Scottish witch trials in 1590
the modern-day North Berwick Harbour area. Confessions were extracted by torture in the Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh. One source for these events is a 1591 pamphlet
North_Berwick_witch_trials
as well as several other prisons for conducting investigations in which torture was permitted. The church courts could condemn clerics to corporal punishment
Paris_in_the_Middle_Ages
Character in A Song of Ice and Fire
Dance with Dragons (2011), in which he is reintroduced as “Reek”, the tortured victim of Ramsay Bolton. He is one of the major third person points-of-view
Theon_Greyjoy
abduction, torture and murder of civilians; forced deportations; sexual violence; destruction of cultural heritage; and the killing and torture of Ukrainian
War crimes in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
War_crimes_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Trump was once a registered Democrat and party donor. So why did he jump ship?". SBS News. Retrieved March 29, 2025. Oreskes, Michael (September 2, 1987)
Donald_Trump
British actor (born 1977)
drama series Mayday. He was cast in the television adaptation of The Last Ship later in the year. In 2015, Spruell played Oleg Malankov, the secondary villain
Sam_Spruell
Publishing Inc., Westport, Connecticut, 1997, ISBN 1880588234, pp. 98–99. Torture Chamber | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine Deprecated link archived
History of Eglin Air Force Base
History_of_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
American politician and attorney (1955–2026)
Stripping Measure; Proposal Denies Detainees the Right to Challenge the Use of Torture". aclu.org. American Civil Liberties Union. November 10, 2005. Archived
Lindsey_Graham
2011 film by Taylor Sheridan
endure. Greg's death causes the meter to go back down, forcing Tayler to torture herself to refill it. Meanwhile, Nick manages to kill Sam, but not before
Vile_(film)
1943 massacre in Singapore
Operation Jaywick. Three Japanese ships were sunk and three more were damaged, but none of those arrested and tortured had participated in the raid, nor
Double_Tenth_incident
in His Car," The Chicago Heights Star, August 31, 1926. "Beer Killers Torture Their Latest Victim," The Chicago Heights Star, September 3, 1926. "Rope
1920s_in_organized_crime
French religious civil war
Andelot and Soubise were innocent. These confessions were extracted under torture. They also varied from interrogation to interrogation, with the assassin
First French War of Religion (1562–1563)
First_French_War_of_Religion_(1562–1563)
Economic gap between northern and southern Italy
Italy, as a totalitarian state, resorted to means outside the rule of law (torture, special laws) to fight all forms of organized crime in the south. Famous
Southern_question
Legal term for criminals beyond any legal protection
should be.[citation needed] Instead these crimes, along with terrorism, torture, crimes against internationally protected persons and the financing of
Hostis_humani_generis
Spanish communist militant and Soviet agent
desconfianza que la tortura [I've suffered more from distrust than from torture.]". El País. Mercader & Sánchez 1990, p. 135. Mercader, Luis (8 May 1994)
Caridad_Mercader
Foreign workers in six Arab states of the Persian Gulf
by the Saudi police against these migrants, including extreme violence, torture, rape and killing. According to an investigation led by The Guardian, migrant
Migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council region
Migrant_workers_in_the_Gulf_Cooperation_Council_region
two people. A Palestinian man died after experiencing alleged "systemic torture" while in an Israeli prison. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at
Timeline of the Gaza war (13 July 2024 – 26 September 2024)
Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(13_July_2024_–_26_September_2024)
Form of leg restraint
with the preceding torture was later assessed as inhumane in a juridic reappraisal. Bilboes were used to restrain slaves on slave ships. Components forming
Bilboes
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
in the desperate defense of Syria against the Parthians. The Gabiniani tortured and murdered these two, perhaps with secret encouragement by rogue senior
Cleopatra
Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 5 August 2010. Thomas, Bob. "Traveling a tortured route to a Howard Hughes biography." Los Angeles Times, 10 April 1977,
List of 1970s films based on actual events
List_of_1970s_films_based_on_actual_events
South Vietnamese military officer and politician (1924–2020)
(e.g., emergency imprisonment [an tri] p. 236, reports of killings and torture p. 239) also hurt the Saigon government and "practically invited censure
Trần_Ngọc_Châu
Italian-Moldovan author (born 1980)
of Grozny and said in an interview with Il Giornale that his unit had tortured prisoners of war. He claims he encountered very few Chechen guerrillas
Nicolai_Lilin
TORTURE SHIP
TORTURE SHIP
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a gambler or for someone considered fortunate or well favored, from Middle English, Old French fortune ‘chance’, ‘luck’. In some cases it may derive from the rare medieval personal name Fortune (Latin Fortunius).French (Fortuné) : from the personal name Fortuné, a vernacular form of the Late Latin personal name Fortunatus meaning ‘prosperous’, ‘happy’.Scottish : habitational name from a place in Lothian, probably so named from Old English fÅr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’; John de Fortun was servant to the abbot of Kelso c. 1200.
Girl/Female
Chinese, Czechoslovakian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek, Irish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Greek, Irish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English, French, Italian, Latin
Good Fate; Luck
Girl/Female
German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin fortuna, FORTUNE means "fortune, luck."
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Irish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
British, English, German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Greek, Irish, Latin
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
British, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Boy/Male
French
Lucky.
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
Latin
From 'fortuna' meaning fortunate or good luck. A popular 17th Century Puritan name.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Pure; Torture
TORTURE SHIP
TORTURE SHIP
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
The World
Boy/Male
Hindu
Painter, Cheetah depending upon usage
Boy/Male
Indian
God
Boy/Male
English
Anne's son; son of God. Famous Bearer: actor Anson Williams.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lady, Nobel, Women, Self respected
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Jewel of the Gods; Crystal
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Shining One; Bright
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
Another Name for God Pillaiyar; Elephant-headed
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Wise advisor.
TORTURE SHIP
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TORTURE SHIP
v. t.
To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.
n.
To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to.
n.
The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
n.
State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs.
v. i.
Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
n.
That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to tell one's fortune.
v. t.
To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model.
v. i.
To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Torture
n.
Torture; torment.
imp. & p. p.
of Torture
n.
Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a gentleman of fortune.
n.
Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.
v. t.
To form a texture of or with; to interweave.
v. t.
To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.
n.
To provide with a fortune.
n.
The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture.
n.
One who tortures; a tormentor.
n.
To presage; to tell the fortune of.
n.
Affliction; torment; torture.