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tortillon

/tɔː(ɹ)tiˈjɒn/

tortillon noun: 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.

Noun

tortillon (plural tortillons)

  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.

Forms of tortillon

pluraltortillons

Origin of tortillon

Borrowed from French tortillon.

Questions about tortillon

What does tortillon mean?
Tortillon means 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.
What part of speech is tortillon?
Tortillon is a noun.
How do you pronounce tortillon?
Tortillon is pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)tiˈjɒn/.
What is the plural of tortillon?
The plural of tortillon is tortillons.

Words near tortillon in the dictionary

  1. tortilla chip
  2. tortilla chips
  3. tortilladora
  4. tortilladoras
  5. tortillas
  6. tortillon
  7. tortillons
  8. tortillé
  9. tortional
  10. tortious
  11. tortious interference

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