TORCHON


Meaning of TORCHON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-ˌshän ]

noun

Etymology: French, dust cloth, from Old French, handful of straw for wiping, from torchier to wipe, rub, from torche bundle of twisted straw, from Vulgar Latin * torca — more at torch

Date: 1865

: a coarse bobbin or machine-made lace made with fan-shaped designs forming a scalloped edge

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