Note 325 — THE PORTER AND THE THREE LADIES OF BAGHDAD. (continued 3)
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
She was ashamed to see the lady doing servile duty by rubbing her feet. This massage, which B. de la Brocquière describes in 1452 as "kneading and pinching," has already been noticed. The French term is apparently derived from the Arab. "Mas-h."