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frot⋅tage

  [fraw-tahzh]
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–noun
1. a technique in the visual arts of obtaining textural effects or images by rubbing lead, chalk, charcoal, etc., over paper laid on a granular or relieflike surface. Compare rubbing (def. 2).
2. a work of art containing shapes and textures produced by frottage.
3. the practice of getting sexual stimulation and satisfaction by rubbing against something, esp. another person.
Origin:
1930–35; < F, equiv. to frott(er) to rub (of uncert. orig.) + -age -age
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frot·tage   (frô-täzh')   
n.  

  1. The act of rubbing against the body of another person, as in a crowd, to attain sexual gratification.

    1. A method of making a design by placing a piece of paper on top of an object and then rubbing over it, as with a pencil or charcoal.

    2. A design so made.


[French, from frotter, to rub, from Old French froter.]
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Main Entry: frot·tage
Pronunciation: fro-'täzh
Function: noun
: FROTTEURISM
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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frottage frot·tage (frô-täzh')
n.

  1. Massage; rubbing.

  2. The act of rubbing against the body of another person, as in a crowd, to attain sexual gratification.

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