Etymology

effleurage

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Today it means: A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands. Full definition →

French effleurage
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  1. French · borrowed fromeffleurage
  2. English todayeffleurage

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

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