tortillon
[ tawr-tee-on, -ohn; French tawr-tee-yawn ]
noun,plural tor·til·lions [tawr-tee-onz, -ohnz; French tawr-tee-yawn]. /ˌtɔr tiˈɒnz, -ˈoʊnz; French tɔr tiˈyɔ̃/.
a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.
Origin of tortillon
1Words Nearby tortillon
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How to use tortillon in a sentence
tortillon stumps are used in making the face, when it is desired to produce the stump effect, and also in making the hair.
Crayon Portraiture | Jerome A. BarhydtIt will also be well to make a chamois block for applying the crayon sauce, to be worked with the tortillon stump.
Crayon Portraiture | Jerome A. Barhydt
British Dictionary definitions for tortillon
tortillon
/ (ˌtɔːtiːˈɒn, -ˈəʊn, French tɔrtijɔ̃) /
noun
another word for stump (def. 5)
Origin of tortillon
1from French: something twisted, from Old French tortiller to twist
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