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frottage

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Dictionary: frot·tage   (frô-täzh') pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of rubbing against the body of another person, as in a crowd, to attain sexual gratification.
    1. A method of making a design by placing a piece of paper on top of an object and then rubbing over it, as with a pencil or charcoal.
    2. A design so made.

[French, from frotter, to rub, from Old French froter.]


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Technique of obtaining an impression of a raised, incised, or textured surface by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing it with a soft pencil or crayon. Brass rubbings taken from gravestones and funerary monuments are obtained in this way. Max Ernst pioneered the technique in the 20th century. It was much favoured by the Surrealists, since it provided a point of departure for a painting or collage expressing the imagery of the subconscious.

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1) the technique of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface, by rubbing graphite over paper laid on top of the rough texture
2) the practice of obtaining sexual gratification by rubbing against someone, both parties usually being clothed
 
 

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