1. A massage technique using light, stroking movements with the palms or fingertips, typically applied to relax muscles or improve circulation.
Usage: medical/therapeutic context; plural form of effleurage
2. In perfumery, the process of extracting fragrance from flowers by pressing them into fat or oil.
Usage: specialized/technical context; historical method

Examples

• The massage therapist used gentle effleurages to warm up the client's muscles before deeper work.
• Effleurages are often the first and last strokes in a professional massage session.
• The spa offered several types of massage, including Swedish techniques with effleurages.
• In traditional perfume-making, effleurages were used to capture the delicate scent of jasmine flowers.
• The therapist's effleurages helped improve blood flow to the injured area.