[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caress \caress"\ k.are^s", n. f. caresse, it. carezza,
   ll. caritia dearness, fr. l. carus dear. see charity.
   an act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an
   embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
   1913 webster

         wooed her with his soft caresses.        --langfellow.
   1913 webster

         he exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses
         the hearts of all who were under his command.
                                                  --macaulay.
   1913 webster
see also:
charity 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caress \caress"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. caressed
   k.are^st"; p. pr.  vb. n. caressing. f. caresser,
   fr. it. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. see caress., n.
   to treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to
   touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
   1913 webster

         the lady caresses the rough bloodhound.  --sir w.
                                                  scott.

   syn: to fondle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter.

   usage: caress, fondle. "we caress by words or actions; we
          fondle by actions only." --crabb.
          1913 webster caressing
see also:
caressed caressing caress fondle 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

caress
     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"; "they caressed in the back seat of
         the taxi"

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

81 moby thesaurus words for "caress":
   artful endearments, attouchement, blandishment, blandishments,
   breath, brush, brush by, cocker, coddle, come in contact, contact,
   contingence, coquet, cosset, cuddle, cutaneous sense, dally,
   dandle, embrace, endearment, feel, feel up, feeling,
   fingertip caress, flick, flirt, fondle, fondling, frictionize,
   glance, graze, hand-mindedness, hit, honeyed words, hug, impinge,
   impingement, impingence, indulge, kiss, knead, lambency, lap, lick,
   light touch, love, massage, nose, nudge, nuzzle, osculate,
   osculation, pamper, pat, pet, rub, rub against, rub down,
   rub noses, scrape, sense of touch, shave, sideswipe, skim, skirt,
   soft words, squeak by, stroke, sweet nothings, sweet talk,
   tactile sense, taction, tangency, tap, tentative contact,
   tentative poke, touch, touching, toy, trifle, whisper

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