Etymology

frottage

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Today it means: To rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface. Full definition →

French frottage
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  1. French · borrowed fromfrottage“rubbing”
  2. English todayfrottage

From French frottage (“rubbing”), from frotter (“to rub”) + -age (suffix forming nouns).

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