tōraṇam (p. 264) s. Cords hung with garlands, palm-leaves, &c., or cloth hung up to adorn a road, in honor of an idol, or great person; or to garnish a house for a festivity; or the parts about a temple for an annual ceremony, &c., மகரிகை. 2. An outward door, a porch or ornamented geteway, சித்திரகோபுரவாயில். (c.) 3. A mound raised near a bathing place for a mark, நீராடுமிடத்திற்கட்டும்வரம்பு. W. p. 386. TORAN'A. 4. (R.) The beam of a balance, தராசுதாங்கி. தோரணக்கல், s. A stone pillar errected in a large tank to show the height of the water, நீராழம்அறியுங்கல். தோரணக்கால்--தோரணக்கம்பம், s. Pots supporting garlands, &c. See under கால். தோரணங்கட்ட-தோரணந்தூக்க--தோ ரணம்போட, inf. To make lines and decorations as ornaments, &c. 2. To hang up a string of mango leaves over the door of a temple, or across the road, as an suspicious sight. தோரணதீபம்--தோரணவிளக்கு, s. Torches in a row used at temple procession, made of rolls of cloth dipped in oil and hung by wires to a pole extending across the street, உற்சவவிளக்கு. தோரணவாயில், s. A porch, portico, lodge, &c., நுழைவாயில். 44)
