effleurage (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[effleurage 词源字典]
"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.)).[effleurage etymology, effleurage origin, 英语词源]