Definitions for effleurage
ef·fleurage

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1. effleuragenoun

   a rhythmic stroking

   "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"

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1. effleuragenoun

   A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands.

2. Etymology: From effleurer

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1. Effleurage

   Effleurage, a French word meaning "to skim" or "to touch lightly on", is a series of massage strokes used in Swedish massage to warm up the muscle before deep tissue work using petrissage.This is a soothing, stroking movement used at the beginning and the end of the facial and/or body massage. It is also used as a linking move between the different strokes and movements. Effleurage is basically a form of massage involving a circular stroking movement made with the palm of the hand.

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1. effleurage

   Effleurage is a type of massage technique that involves gentle, gliding strokes, usually used at the beginning or end of a massage for warming up or soothing the muscles. The pressure is light and the movement is often in the direction of the heart to help increase blood circulation and promote relaxation.

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1. Effleurage

   Effleurage, a French word meaning "to skim" or "to touch lightly on", is a series of massage strokes used in Swedish massage to warm up the muscle before deep tissue work using petrissage. This is a soothing, stroking movement used at the beginning and the end of the facial and/or body massage. It is also used as a linking move between the different strokes and movements. Effleurage is basically a form of massage involving a circular stroking movement made with the palm of the hand. Effleurage can be firm or light without dragging the skin and is performed using either the padded parts of the finger tips or the palmar surface of the hands, and works as a mechanical pump on the body to encourage venous and lymphatic return. It consists of four sub-categories: ⁕Ethereal or aura strokes ⁕Feathering, or nerve-stroking ⁕Superficial effleurage ⁕Deeper effleurage

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1. • Massage

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of effleurage in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of effleurage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=effleurage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Effleurage
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effleurage
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=effleurage
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=effleurage