tortillon

[ tawr-tee-on, -ohn; French tawr-tee-yawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural tor·til·lions [tawr-tee-, onz, -, ohnz, taw, r, -tee-, yawn].

tortillon

/ -ˈəʊn; ˌtɔːtiːˈɒn; tɔrtijɔ̃ /

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

from French: something twisted, from Old French tortiller to twist

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.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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