tortillon

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English

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Etymology

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From French tortillon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From tortiller +‎ -on.

Noun

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tortillon m (plural tortillons)

  1. (painting) tortillon
  2. headpad (a turban of wound cloth used for carrying loads on the head)
  3. (Louisiana) bun (hairstyle)
  4. (Louisiana) eddy, whirlpool
    Synonyms: tourbillon, vire-vire

Etymology 2

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From tourte +‎ -illon.

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Noun

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tortillon m (plural tortillons)

  1. a cake in the form of a torus, first boiled and then baked; a specialty of southwest France

Further reading

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