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• n  a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
  he showered her with caresses
  soft music was a fond caress
  the caresses of the breeze played over his face
• v  touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
  He caressed her face

• The girl may be induced to lie on the floor, where the actors rub against her and caress her.
• When her hand touches Beowulf's sword, it turns to water, even as his resolve melts away at her caress.
• Mouchette, one of the purest Bressons, is the story of a teenage outcast (Nadine Nortier) so abused by everyone in her village that death seems like God's caress, and so maladroit .

• fondle

News & Articles

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• Irish sayings, proverbs and prayers for the July 4th weekend
  You'll love this collection of some of the most-famous words to ever come out of Ireland. May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you.
  July 5, 2013 - Irish Central
• Avalon home for blind is beach haven
  AVALON - Tatyanna Ditzenberger had never felt the sand between her toes, the sea breeze gently caress her face, or heard the waves crash against the beach.
  July 2, 2013 - Philly.com

Quotes

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• Nicole Scherzinger in Wired News
  Brazil is all about smooth moves, vivacious sounds and beautiful skin,Scherzinger says. "That's why I'm thrilled to be recording such a fun, Brazilian remake of my favorite Duran Duran song for Caress. Just like the new Caress Brazilian...
• Tom Cruise in The Age
  To Katie, Tom said: "And do you ken that by the customs of our race you pledge to him, and only him, your kiss and your caress?"
• Ian McEwan in Los Angeles Times
  McEwan describes Edward's campaign in strategic terms: "Between Edward and Florence, nothing happened quickly. Important advances, permissions wordlessly granted to extend what he was allowed to see or caress, were attained only gradually:. Sudden...