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butterfly kiss en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Fluttering one's eyelashes against someone's skin.
   • One of these was the butterfly kiss, given by fluttering the eyelashes against the skin of the recipient. 2003, Jennifer J. Rombalski, A Personal Journey in Understanding Physical Touch as a Nursing Intervention, Journal of Holistic Nursing, March 2003, vol. 21, no. 1, (page 80)
   • She worked her eyelashes and made butterfly kisses on my cheeks. 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely:
2. A very light kiss.
   • Then he felt a butterfly kiss settle upon his cheek. 2009, Ivey Nance, There's Trouble Brewing, page 5:
   • Alexandros kisses her goodbye, a butterfly kiss on the lips, Aloé kisses her the same way. Beautiful child, Ethel thinks. Goodbye, Alexandros. 2005, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Turing: A Novel about Computation, page 6:

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fr baiser papillon (Very light kiss.)