frottage

frot·tage

noun \frȯ-ˈtäzh\

Definition of FROTTAGE

1

: the technique of creating a design by rubbing (as with a pencil) over an object placed underneath the paper; also : a composition so made

2

: the act of obtaining sexual stimulation by rubbing against a person or object

Origin of FROTTAGE

French, from frotter to rub

First Known Use: 1935

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

Rhymes with FROTTAGE

barrage, collage, corsage, dressage, garage, gavage, lavage, massage, ménage, mirage, montage, moulage, portage, potage, treillage, triage