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单词 torchon lace
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torchon lace

[ tawr-shon; French tawr-shawn ]
/ ˈtɔr ʃɒn; French tɔrˈʃɔ̃ /

noun

a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
a machine-made imitation of this.

Origin of torchon lace

1875–80; torchon<French: duster, dishcloth, literally, something to wipe with, equivalent to torch(er) to wipe (see torch2) + -on noun suffix

Words nearby torchon lace

torchère, torchier, torchiere, torchlight, torch lily, torchon lace, torch singer, torch song, TORCH syndrome, torchwood, torchy
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British Dictionary definitions for torchon lace

torchon lace
/ (ˈtɔːʃən, French tɔrʃɔ̃) /

noun

a coarse linen or cotton lace with a simple openwork pattern

Word Origin for torchon lace

C19 torchon, from French: a cleaning cloth, from torcher to wipe, from Old French torche bundle of straw; see torch
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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