torchon

noun

tor·​chon ˈtȯr-ˌshän 

: a coarse bobbin or machine-made lace made with fan-shaped designs forming a scalloped edge

Word History

Etymology

French, dust cloth, from Old French, handful of straw for wiping, from torchier to wipe, rub, from torche bundle of twisted straw, from Vulgar Latin *torca — more at torch

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above