Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a rhythmic stroking;
- Example: "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
effleurage
n 1: a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in
the Lamaze method of childbirth"