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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TORCHON LACE

TORCHON LACE Tor "chon lace ` Etym: [F. torchon a kind of coarse napkin. ]

Defn: a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread; also, a similar lace made by machinery.

TORCHON PAPER

TORCHON PAPER Tor "chon pa "per. [F. papier torchon. ]

Defn: Paper with a rough surface; esp. , handmade paper of great hardness for the use of painters in water colors.

New American Oxford Dictionary

torchon lace

tor chon lace |ˈtôrSHän ˌtɔrʃɑnˈleɪs | ▶noun coarse bobbin lace with geometric designs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘duster, dishcloth, ’ from torcher ‘to wipe. ’

Oxford Dictionary

torchon

torchon |ˈtɔːʃ (ə )n |(also torchon lace ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] coarse bobbin lace with geometrical designs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘duster, dishcloth ’, from torcher ‘to wipe ’.

French Dictionary

torchon

torchon n. m. nom masculin Morceau de toile dont on se sert pour essuyer la vaisselle, pour nettoyer. LOCUTION Le torchon brûle. figuré Mésentente. : Le torchon brûle entre la direction et les employés.