‖ karezza
(kəˈrɛtsə)
Also carezza.
[It. carezza caress.]
Sexual union in which ejaculation or complete orgasm is avoided (see quot. 1896); = coitus reservatus.
| 1896 A. B. Stockham Karezza ii. 22 Karezza consummates marriage in such a manner that through the power of will, and loving thoughts, the final crisis is not reached, but a complete control by both husband and wife is maintained throughout the entire relation. 1953 [see coitus reservatus s.v. coitus c]. 1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 276 He advocated Male Continence and what Dr Stockham was later to call Karezza. 1970 W. W. Robson Mod. Eng. Lit. v. 105 Late in his life..he [sc. Aldous Huxley] speculated optimistically on the benefits of a technique of sexual intercourse known as carezza. 1970 B. Walker Sex & Supernatural ix. 83 In time ‘karezza’ was believed to bestow extraordinary..blessings. |