inosculated
simple past tense and past participle of inosculate
• undislocate
Source: Wiktionary
In*os"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inosculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inosculating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + osculate.]
1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose.
2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin. The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes. De Quincey.
In*os"cu*late, v. t.
1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body. Berkeley.
2. To unite intimately; to cause to become as one. They were still together, grew (For so they said themselves) inosculated. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
