frottage

frot tage |frôˈtäZH frɔˈtɑʒ | ▶noun 1 Art the technique or process of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface to form the basis of a work of art. • a work of art produced in this way. 2 the practice of touching or rubbing against the clothed body of another person in a crowd as a means of obtaining sexual gratification. DERIVATIVES frot teur |-ˈtər |noun ( pl. same ) frottage ( sense 2 ), frot teur ism |-ˈtərˌizəm |noun frottage ( sense 2 ) ORIGIN 1930s: French, ‘rubbing, friction. ’

frottage

frottage |ˈfrɒtɑːʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 Art the technique or process of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface to form the basis of a work of art. • [ count noun ] a work of art produced by taking a rubbing from an uneven surface. 2 the practice of touching or rubbing against the clothed body of another person in a crowd as a means of obtaining sexual gratification. ORIGIN 1930s: French, ‘rubbing, friction ’, from frotter ‘to rub ’, of unknown origin.

Frottage

Frot ta ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Frott a ge …ʒə |die Frottage; Genitiv: der Frottage, Plural: die Frottagen französisch 1 a ohne Plural grafisches Verfahren, bei dem Papier auf einen prägenden Untergrund (z. B. Holz ) gedrückt wird, um dessen Struktur sichtbar zu machen, Durchreibung b Grafik, die diese Technik aufweist 2 Medizin, Psychologie Erzeugung sexueller Lustempfindungen durch Reiben der Genitalien am [bekleideten ] Partner