frottage
Americannoun
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a technique in the visual arts of obtaining textural effects or images by rubbing lead, chalk, charcoal, etc., over paper laid on a granular or relieflike surface.
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a work of art containing shapes and textures produced by frottage.
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the practice of getting sexual stimulation and satisfaction by rubbing against something, especially another person.
noun
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the act or process of taking a rubbing from a rough surface, such as wood, for a work of art
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sexual excitement obtained by rubbing against another person's clothed body
Etymology
Origin of frottage
1930–35; < French, equivalent to frott ( er ) to rub (of uncertain origin) + -age -age
Example Sentences
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The results are eerie and surprisingly crisp, like frottage.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2020
For example, he set in motion frottage, another way of introducing chance and avoiding conventional skill.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2013
Proof positive of its rich potential comes in a beautiful, pink-spotted work from 1936 by Georges Hugnet, who also effectively merged frottage and collage.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2013
During a later illness, Ernst remembers, he stared at the wood flooring and ended up discovering a new painting technique that he called "frottage."
From Time Magazine Archive
He squirts lighter fluid on the pictures, presses them on his drawing paper, and transfers the images by rubbing on them with an inkless ballpoint pen�a technique called frottage.
From Time Magazine Archive
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