osculatory

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Etymology 1

From Latin ōsculātōrium.

Noun

osculatory (plural osculatories)

  1. (Christianity) 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.
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Etymology 2

From osculate +‎ -ory.

Adjective

osculatory (comparative more osculatory, superlative most osculatory)

  1. (formal) Of or relating to kissing.
    • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, “Contains Both Love and Jealousy”, in The History of Pendennis. , volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1849, →OCLC, pages 242–243:
      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. (geometry) Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation.
    A circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point.

References

  1. ^ osculatory, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ osculatory, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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