kissing comfit

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kissing comfit - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kiss \Kiss\, v. i.
     1. To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love,
        respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends.
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     2. To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.
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              Like fire and powder,
              Which as they kiss consume.           --Shak.
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              Rose, rose and clematis,
              Trail and twine and clasp and kiss.   --Tennyson.
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     Kissing comfit, a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath.
        [Obs or Prov. End.] --Shak.
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