Definitions for tortillon

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tortillon tor·til·lon

Spelling: [tawr-tee-on, -ohn; French tawr-tee- Tortillon is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 167 anagrams from letters in tortillon (illnoortt).

Definitions for tortillon

noun

1. a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.

Origin of tortillon

1890-95; French: literally, something twisted tortill(er) to twist (see tort) + -on noun suffix

Examples for tortillon

tortillon stumps are used in making the face, when it is desired to produce the stump effect, and also in making the hair.

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