torchon lace

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tôrshon; Fr.r shôn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
torchon lace  (tôrshon; Fr.r shôn),USA pronunciation 
  1. a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
  2. a machine-made imitation of this.
  • French: duster, dishcloth, literally, something to wipe with, equivalent. to torch(er) to wipe (see torch2) + -on noun, nominal suffix
  • torchon 1875–80


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