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Answer for the clue "Massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed ", 10 letters:
petrissage

Word definitions for petrissage in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context massage English) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Petrissage (from French pétrir , "to knead") are massage movements with applied pressure which are deep and compress the underlying muscles . Kneading, wringing, skin rolling and pick-up-and-squeeze are the petrissage movements. They are all performed with ...

Usage examples of petrissage.

He had got as far as the chapter on massage and was reflecting on the injunction that this art should be divided into Effleurage, Stroking, Friction, Kneading, Petrissage, Tapotement, and Vibration, when the telephone rang.