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Osculatory

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to kissing. formal

    "On this the two ladies went through the osculatory ceremony which they were in the habit of performing, and Mrs. Pendennis got a great secret comfort from the little quarrel—for Laura’s confession seemed to say, “That girl can never be a wife for Pen, for she is light-minded and heartless, and quite unworthy of our noble hero.[…]”"

  2. 2
    Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation.

    "A circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point."

Noun
  1. 1
    A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace"); it is then passed to others at the mass who also kiss it.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin ōsculātōrium.

Etymology 2

From osculate + -ory.

See also for "osculatory"

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