Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To kiss.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To kiss warmly.
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fbharjo commented on the word deosculate
deosculate well, don't tell
May 12, 2008
Telofy commented on the word deosculate
"To kiss affectionately. Hence deosculation, kissing." - OED
October 21, 2008
john commented on the word deosculate
How is it that deosculate and osculate mean the same thing? I'd expect this to mean "unkiss".
April 8, 2010