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torchon lace
[ tawr-shon; French tawr-shawn ]
noun
- a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
- a machine-made imitation of this.
torchon lace
/ ˈtɔːʃən; tɔrʃɔ̃ /
noun
- a coarse linen or cotton lace with a simple openwork pattern
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Word History and Origins
Origin of torchon lace1
1875–80; torchon < French: duster, dishcloth, literally, something to wipe with, equivalent to torch ( er ) to wipe ( torch 2 ) + -on noun suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of torchon lace1
C19 torchon, from French: a cleaning cloth, from torcher to wipe, from Old French torche bundle of straw; see torch
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Example Sentences
Smyrna or Torchon lace is more difficult to hem or join when very open or very fine.
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The machine-made linen cluny or torchon lace is attractive, suitable, and it wears well.
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Torchon lace is also used, but is not quite so heavy as cluny.
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