tortillonn.
/tɔːˈtiːjɒ̃//tɔːˈtɪljɒ̃/ = stump n.2
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1885 F. Fowler Drawing in Charcoal & Crayon ii. 12 The other form of paper stump, known as the tortillon, is made of strips of paper rolled to a point like spills.
1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 674/2 Stumps for chalk drawing... Tortillons, White.
1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 1111/2 Stump, also called tortillon. A short tapered stick usually of cork or tightly rolled leather or paper, used to soften the edges of a drawing or spread the chalk, crayon, or pencil in shading. It was used in 18th-century France.
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