caress
noun
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
caressable
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a word derived from
caress.
Example Sentences
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The little dog could always be caught there, in a caressable state of exhaustion or meditation, for, sooner or later, he returned to the spot from every bit of work or play.
From Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
Nothing is too base, too hard, too sordid for real humility, but nothing too elegant, too amiable, too caressing, caressed, caressable, for the exaltation of faith.
From Italian Hours by Henry James
