torchon
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See also: torchón
Etymology
Noun
torchon (countable and uncountable, plural torchons)
- A coarse, loose-textured bobbin lace
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Pronunciation
Noun
torchon m (plural torchons)
- 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.
Derived terms
- au torchon
- coup de torchon
- mélanger les torchons et les serviettes
- papier torchon
- torchonner
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Further reading
- “torchon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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