Effleurage

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} effleurage, from effleurer ("to stroke lightly")

Full definition of effleurage

Noun

1. (massage) A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands.
• 2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference ManualStarting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.