baisemains
See also: baise-mains
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French baisemains, from baiser (“to kiss”) + mains (“hands”).
Noun
baisemains pl (plural only)
- (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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
- plural of baisemain