English Explanatory Dictionary

effleurage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands.
verb
  1. To gently stroke the skin in a circular motion with the palm of one's hands.

Word forms

effleurage effleurages effleuraging effleuraged

Etymology

Borrowed from French effleurage, from effleurer (“to stroke lightly”).

Related words

efflower
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