baisemains

See also: baise-mains

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French baisemains, from baiser (“to kiss”) + mains (“hands”).

Noun

baisemains pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete) respects; compliments

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for baisemains in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Noun

baisemains m

  1. plural of baisemain
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