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Caress   /kərˈɛs/   Listen
noun
Caress  n.  An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. "Wooed her with his soft caresses." "He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command."



verb
Caress  v. t.  (past & past part. caressed; pres. part. caressing)  To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle. "The lady caresses the rough bloodhound."
Synonyms: To fondle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter. Caress, Fondle. "We caress by words or actions; we fondle by actions only."






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"Caress" Quotes from Famous Books



... Compassionate and dumb. The dusty day is done, The night begun; While prayerful watch I keep, Sleep, love, sleep! Is there no magic in the touch Of fingers thou dost love so much? Fain would they scatter poppies o'er thee now; Or, with its mute caress, The tremulous lip some soft nepenthe press Upon thy weary lid and aching brow; While prayerful watch I keep, ...
— Pioneers and Founders - or, Recent Workers in the Mission field • Charlotte Mary Yonge

... some delicious moments with her. I spent an anxious and impatient night, and called on my Amphitryon at an early hour to have an opportunity of speaking to his dear companion. I found her alone, and began with an ardent caress which she gently repelled, but her face froze my passion in ...
— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

... grove of pines she paused, Until he reached her, breathing hard with haste, Delight, and wonder. Then upon his hand She placed her own, and all his blood at once Tingled and hotly rushed to brow and cheek, At the supreme caress; but the mere touch Infused fresh life, and when she looked at him With gracious tenderness, he felt himself Strong suddenly to bear the blinding light Of those great eyes. "Dear knight," she murmured low, "For love of me, wilt thou accord this boon,— ...
— The Poems of Emma Lazarus - Vol. I (of II.), Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic • Emma Lazarus

... gazing into the fire, with scarcely a word for each other, scarcely a caress for faithful Prince. Indeed, the great dog himself seemed to know that something was lacking, and every once in a while would lift his head ...
— Christmas in Legend and Story - A Book for Boys and Girls • Elva S. Smith

... the hands of persons who would kill them, but to confide them to me." They were given to him, and he put them immediately into his bosom; he spoke to them as if they were capable of reasoning, not only by that natural impulse which induces us constantly to speak to animals, when we caress them, but also by an impression of the spirit of God. He told them of a great miracle, promising to prepare a nest for them, where they might increase and multiply, according to the intention of their Creator. Having taken them to his Convent of Ravacciano, ...
— The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi • Father Candide Chalippe


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