osculating

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osculating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
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     1. To kiss.
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     2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature
        at the point of contact. See Osculation, 2.
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