‖ sciage|sjaʒ| [Fr., f.scier to saw.] A sawing movement of the hand used in massage. 1885D. Maguire Massage (ed. 4) 46 Sciage is a pressure of a come-and-go movement, similar to the action of a saw, and is practised with the hard side of the hand.1900in Gould Dict.Med.