/tawr"shon/ ; Fr. /tawrdd shawonn"/
1. a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
2. a machine-made imitation of this.
[ 1875-80; torchon torch ( er ) to wipe (see TORCH 2 ) + -on n. suffix ]
/tawr"shon/ ; Fr. /tawrdd shawonn"/
1. a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
2. a machine-made imitation of this.
[ 1875-80; torchon torch ( er ) to wipe (see TORCH 2 ) + -on n. suffix ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012