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tortillon

[ tawr-tee-on, -ohn; French tawr-tee-yawn ]

noun

, plural tor·til·lions [tawr-tee-, onz, -, ohnz, taw, r, -tee-, yawn].
  1. a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.


tortillon

/ -ˈəʊn; tɔrtijɔ̃; ˌtɔːtiːˈɒn /

noun

  1. another word for stump
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortillon1

1890–95; < French: literally, something twisted < tortill ( er ) to twist ( tort ) + -on noun suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tortillon1

from French: something twisted, from Old French tortiller to twist
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Example Sentences

Tortillon stumps are used in making the face, when it is desired to produce the stump effect, and also in making the hair.

It will also be well to make a chamois block for applying the crayon sauce, to be worked with the tortillon stump.

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