See Also: grapple(medicine)
caress(1)(dictionary)
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grapple(1)(dictionary)
grapple(2)(dictionary)
grapple(dictionary)
caress 1, verb(dictionary)
caress 2, noun(dictionary)

caress(1) (iou) and grapple (medicine)


caress(1) (iou)



caress noun. M17.
[French caresse from Italian carezza from Proto-Romance, from Latin carus dear: see -ESS2.]
An action of endearment, a fondling touch, a kiss; a blandishment.

grapple (medicine)


grapple


1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

2. An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.

3. <botany> Grapple plant, a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; called also anchor shot.

See: Grapple, and cf. Crapple.

Source: Websters Dictionary