osculatory

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to kissing. formal
    — 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. Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation.
    — A circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point.

词形变化

osculatories plural more osculatory comparative most osculatory superlative

词源

词源 1
From Latin ōsculātōrium.
词源 2
From osculate + -ory.
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