Tortillon
noun, plural tortillions
[tawr-tee-onz, -ohnz; French tawr-tee-yawn] /ˌtɔr tiˈɒnz, -ˈoʊnz; French tɔr tiˈyɔ̃/ (Show IPA)
1.
a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.
noun
1.
another word for stump (sense 5)
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