frottage

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments (9)  · 
“
What is "frottage"?

View all »
Definitions (4)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (3)

  1. noun The act of rubbing against the body of another person, as in a crowd, to attain sexual gratification.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A design so made.

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (1)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (42)

  • Using the technique of frottage, we can create visual textures. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • I have regular frottage with my maker, he always ensure I have complete satisfaction Would you fall in love with someone you saw only once even though you have talked to them for over a year? en Español —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • The Japanese frottage artist, Masao Okabe heard the story about the Losheng Sanatorium, and he decided to hold a frottage workshop to help people preserve their memory of Losheng. —  Global Voices Online
  • Masao Okabe (岡部昌生; ヴェネチア・ビエンナーレ) heard the story about the Losheng Sanatorium, and he decided to hold a frottage workshop to help people preserve their memory of Losheng. —  Global Voices Online
  • The frottage workshop was held on 3 / 22, for the sanatorium residents and their supporters. —  Global Voices Online
More examples »
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 188 times.

stop updating
On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Etymologies (1)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. French, from frotter, to rub, from Old French froter.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »
by American Heritage

Charts
frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

We are still working on calculating this word's frequency.

Recently looked up

thorny · loyalist · crag · vit · Cymbalta

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

eu oi oìa u ou e u oìa · the octopi are dry · Kansas City · spell it rite · put it in your pocket