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Where does “effleurer” come from?

effleurer (French) comes from Middle French effleurer — remove the flowers of.

effleurer (French): to stroke gently, to touch lightly; to brush...

Definitions

  1. to stroke gently, to touch lightly; to brush...

Ancestry of “effleurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencheffleurerremove the flowers of

Words derived from “effleurer”

  • effleurage
  • efflower
  • effleurement
  • effleurage
Every word from Middle French effleurer →