tortillon

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/tɔː(ɹ)tiˈjɒn/

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.

OriginFrench tortillon →
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Meanings

nountortillon (plural tortillons)

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.

Origin

  1. Frenchtortiller
  2. Frenchtortillon
  3. Englishtortillon

Borrowed from French tortillon.

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APA

tortillon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortillon

MLA

“tortillon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortillon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tortillon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortillon.

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