English Explanatory Dictionary

tortillon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artist’s tool used to smudge and blend a drawing made from charcoal, pencil, or pastel, consisting of a tightly-wound stick of soft, fibrous paper, sanded to a point at one end like a pencil.

Pronunciation

/tɔː(ɹ)tiˈjɒn/

Word forms

tortillon tortillons

Etymology

From French tortillon.

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