osculatory (plural osculatories)
(Christianity) 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.
• pax
osculatory (comparative more osculatory, superlative most osculatory)
(formal) Of or relating to kissing.
(geometry) Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation.
• cotylosaur
Source: Wiktionary
Os"cu*la*to*ry, a.
1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. "The osculatory ceremony." Thackeray.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point. Osculatory circle. (Geom.) See Osculating circle of a curve, under Circle.
– Osculatory plane (to a curve of double curvature), a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve.
– Osculatory sphere (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
Os"cu*la*to*ry, n. Etym: [LL. osculatorium. See Osculate.] (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: Same as Pax, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
