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tortillon

/tɔː(ɹ)tiˈjɒn/

noun tortillons

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.

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@misc{tortillon_2026,
  title = {tortillon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tortillon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}