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tor⋅til⋅lon

[tawr-tee-on, -ohn; Fr. tawr-tee-yawn]
–noun, plural -til⋅lions [-tee-onz, -ohnz; Fr. -tee-yawn] .
a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.

Origin:
1890–95; < F: lit., something twisted < tortill(er) to twist (see tort ) + -on n. suffix
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