# tortillon

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɔː(ɹ)tiˈjɒn/

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From French tortillon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tortillon