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.
Origin of torchon lace
11875–80; torchon<French: duster, dishcloth, literally, something to wipe with, equivalent to torch(er) to wipe (see torch2) + -on noun suffix
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How to use torchon lace in a sentence
Smyrna or torchon lace is more difficult to hem or join when very open or very fine.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonThe machine-made linen cluny or torchon lace is attractive, suitable, and it wears well.
Clothing and Health | Helen Kinnetorchon lace is also used, but is not quite so heavy as cluny.
Clothing and Health | Helen Kinne
British Dictionary definitions for torchon lace
torchon lace
/ (ˈtɔːʃən, French tɔrʃɔ̃) /
noun
a coarse linen or cotton lace with a simple openwork pattern
Origin of torchon lace
1C19 torchon, from French: a cleaning cloth, from torcher to wipe, from Old French torche bundle of straw; see torch
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