effleurage

[ ef-luh-rahzh ]

noun
  1. a delicate stroking motion in massage.

Origin of effleurage

1
1885–90; <French, equivalent to effleur(er) (to) stroke as one would a flower (i.e., lightly; see ef-, flower) + -age-age

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British Dictionary definitions for effleurage

effleurage

/ (ˌɛflɜːˈrɑːʒ) /


noun
  1. a light stroking technique used in massage

verb
  1. (intr) to massage using this movement

Origin of effleurage

1
C19: from French effleurer to stroke lightly

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