effleurage
         n 1: a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in
               the Lamaze method of childbirth"

English Dictionary: efflorescence	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effloresce v come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" Synonym(s): effloresce, burst forth assume crystalline form; become crystallized Synonym(s): crystallize, crystalize, crystalise, effloresce become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
efflorescence n the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush] any red eruption of the skin Synonym(s): rash, roseola, efflorescence, skin rash the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms Synonym(s): blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence a powdery deposit on a surface Synonym(s): efflorescence, bloom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
efflorescent adj bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" [syn: abloom, efflorescent]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epauliere n armor plate that protects the shoulder
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effloresce \Ef`flo*resce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Effloresced};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Efflorescing}.] [L. efflorescere to bloom,       blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr.       florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See {Flower}.]       1. To blossom forth. --Carlyle.          2. (Chem.) To change on the surface, or throughout, to a             whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual             decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple             exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others,             effloresce.          3. To become covered with a whitish crust or light             crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some             of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid             proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls             of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of             calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of             nitric acid formed in the atmosphere.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effloresce \Ef`flo*resce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Effloresced};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Efflorescing}.] [L. efflorescere to bloom,       blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr.       florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See {Flower}.]       1. To blossom forth. --Carlyle.          2. (Chem.) To change on the surface, or throughout, to a             whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual             decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple             exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others,             effloresce.          3. To become covered with a whitish crust or light             crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some             of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid             proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls             of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of             calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of             nitric acid formed in the atmosphere.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efflorescence \Ef`flo*res"cence\, n. [F. efflorescence.]       1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of             flowers; blowth.          2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash,             measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.          3. (Chem.)             (a) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the                   surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.             (b) The powder or crust thus formed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efflorescency \Ef`flo*res"cen*cy\, n.       The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efflorescent \Ef`flo*res"cent\, a. [F. efflorescent, L.       efflorescens, -entis, blooming, p. pr. of efflorescere. See       {Effloresce}, v. i.]       1. That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure;             as, an efflorescent salt.          2. Covered with an efflorescence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effloresce \Ef`flo*resce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Effloresced};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Efflorescing}.] [L. efflorescere to bloom,       blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr.       florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See {Flower}.]       1. To blossom forth. --Carlyle.          2. (Chem.) To change on the surface, or throughout, to a             whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual             decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple             exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others,             effloresce.          3. To become covered with a whitish crust or light             crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some             of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid             proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls             of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of             calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of             nitric acid formed in the atmosphere.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efflower \Ef*flow"er\, v. t. [Cf. F. effleurer.] (Leather       Making)       To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife,       blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eploring \Eplor"ing\, a.       Employed in, or designed for, exploration. [bd]Exploring       parties.[b8] --Bancroft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epulary \Ep"u*la*ry\, a. [L. epularis, fr. epulum a feast: cf.       F. [82]pulaire.]       Of or pertaining to a feast or banquet. [Obs.] --Smart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Falanaka \[d8]Fa"la*na"ka\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A viverrine mammal of Madagascar ({Eupleres Goudotii}),       allied to the civet; -- called also {Falanouc}.