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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

She was like a tortillon, a blending brush, melting harsh lines into gentler curves.

Then place the strainer on the easel, and after putting in the cloud effect take the chamois block in your left hand, and, with a tortillon stump in your right, put in the shadows in a strong, clear and decided manner.

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

On a photographic enlargement or a free-hand crayon after the outline and masses of light and shade have been made with the tortillon stump, as explained on page 55.

Then place the strainer on which the portrait is mounted on the easel, and put in the shadows with the tortillon stump, producing the lights with the eraser; finish with the No. 0 crayon.

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