torchon

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noun

A coarse, loose-textured bobbin lace.

OriginFrench torchon →
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Meanings

nountorchon (countable and uncountable, plural torchons)

plural torchons

  1. countableuncountableA coarse, loose-textured bobbin lace.

Origin

  1. Frenchtorchon
  2. Frenchtorchon
  3. Englishtorchon

Borrowed from French torchon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cothron
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APA

torchon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchon

MLA

“torchon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torchon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchon.

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