TORCHON LACE


Meaning of TORCHON LACE in English

/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 .