torchon paper

noun

Paper with a rough surface; especially, handmade paper of great hardness for watercolour painting.

OriginFrench papier torchon →
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Meanings

nountorchon paper (countable and uncountable, plural torchon papers)

plural torchon papers

  1. countableuncountablePaper with a rough surface; especially, handmade paper of great hardness for watercolour painting.

Origin

  1. Frenchpapier torchon
  2. Englishtorchon paper

French papier torchon.

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torchon paper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchon%20paper

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“torchon paper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchon%20paper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torchon paper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchon%20paper.

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