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Noun: tortillon
  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 paper or other material
    "She used a tortillon to soften the edges of her charcoal sketch";
    - stump

Derived forms: tortillons

Encyclopedia: Tortillon