As they worked their way closer, she was able to see more clearly their shoulders and upper arms, then their Torsos and elbows, and finally their wrists, hands, and waists.
"Si'Wren of the Patriarchs"
Roland Cheney
These were always on edge, and might be smooth and sheer, or suddenly sprout five stubby, mittened fingers, or pairs of curved and galloping legs-and this thought gave substance to the simile which had occurred again and again: these trees reminded me of centaurs with proud, upright man Torsos, and great curved backs.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
Soothingly now the water is running over and around these rocks, or whitens their outlines with foam; granting their piteous Torsos, in merciful caprice, a day's brief respite from the agony of its scourgings.
"A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees"
Edwin Asa Dix