Osculated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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