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Morphology
Lemmata
Forms: tormentola (data provider: donatus)
Dictionary
Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Tormént-o, s. m. dim. Tormént-úzzo, disp. Tormént-áccio,
1. torment, torture, question. Dare, mettere al —,to torture. Reggere al —, to bear the torture without confessing. Stare in —, to be tortured;2. point of any instrument; 3. mental pain, trouble, anguish, sorrow, grief, 4. an ancient machine for hurling stones.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
tormento: torment, torture, asfliction, smarting paine, any racke or engine to torment withall. Also any kinde of battering engine of war. Also a wrining or griping of the belly.