effleurage
pronunciation
How to pronounce effleurage in British English:
UK [eflə'rɑ:dʒ]
How to pronounce effleurage in American English:
US [eflə'rɑdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a rhythmic stroking
Word Origin
- effleurage (n.)
- "gentle rubbing with the palm of the hand," 1886, from French effleurage, from effleurer "to graze, touch lightly, touch upon, strip the leaves off," from ef- "out" (see ex-) + fleur as in the phrase à fleur de "on a level with," from German Flur "a plain, field, meadow" (see floor (n.)).