单词 | torchon lace |
释义 | torchon lace[ tawr-shon; French tawr-shawn ] / ˈtɔr ʃɒn; French tɔrˈʃɔ̃ / nouna bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns. a machine-made imitation of this. Origin of torchon lace1875–80; torchon<French: duster, dishcloth, literally, something to wipe with, equivalent to torch(er) to wipe (see torch2) + -on noun suffix Words nearby torchon lacetorchère, torchier, torchiere, torchlight, torch lily, torchon lace, torch singer, torch song, TORCH syndrome, torchwood, torchy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for torchon lacetorchon lace / (ˈtɔːʃən, French tɔrʃɔ̃) / nouna coarse linen or cotton lace with a simple openwork pattern Word Origin for torchon laceC19 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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