torchon

See also: torchón

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French torchon.

Noun

torchon (countable and uncountable, plural torchons)

  1. A coarse, loose-textured bobbin lace

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French

Etymology

From torche + -on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔʁ.ʃɔ̃/
  • Homophone: torchons
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Noun

torchon m (plural torchons)

  1. tea towel
    Synonym: essuie
    • 2001, Michel Houellebecq, chapter 10, in Plateforme:
      Il y avait également deux Arabes isolés, à la nationalité indéfinissable - leur crâne était entouré de cette espèce de torchon de cuisine auquel on reconnaît Yasser Arafat dans ses apparitions télévisées
      — There were also a couple of lone Arabs of indeterminate nationality, ... in the sort of tea towel you see Yasser Arafat wearing when he’s on television.

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