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osculate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr & vb n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus p. p. of osculari to kiss, fr osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf {Oscillate}.] 1. To kiss. 2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature at the point of contact See {Osculation}, 2. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. i. 1. To kiss one another; to kiss. 2. (Geom.) To touch closely. See {Osculation}, 2. 3. (Biol.) To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them to interosculate. See {Osculant}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: osculate v : touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's moth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" [syn: {kiss}, {buss}]
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