frottage noun. ['frɒtɑ:ʒ, frɔta:ʒ] M20.
[French = rubbing, friction, from frotter: see FROT.]
1. The practice of touching or rubbing against the (clothed) body of another person (usu. in a crowd), as a means of obtaining sexual gratification. M20.
2. Art. The technique or process of taking a rubbing from an uneven surface, such as grained wood, as a basis for an artistic work. M20.

■ frotteur [frɒ'tǝ:, frɔt:r (pl. same)]noun [French] a person who indulges in frottage (sense 1) L19.

■ frotteurism [frɒ'tǝ:rɪz(ǝ)m] noun = FROTTAGE 1 M20.

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