osculation
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Arrived there, he exchanged osculations with Premier Painlev�, who met him at the station.
From Time Magazine Archive
I looked upon this question as a particular case of the theory of osculations which I had studied in Legrange's "Fonctions Analytiques."
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert
She had bidden her patroness good morning, asked after her health, and received one of her temperate osculations.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various
It reminded us of the toe of St. Peter, in the cathedral at Rome, which has been worn smooth by the osculations of devout Christians.
From Round the World by Carnegie, Andrew
Crush and confusion in the hall, Latest arrivals' salutations, Barking, young ladies' osculations, Shouts, laughter, jamming 'gainst the wall, Bows and the scrape of many feet, Nurses who scream and babes who bleat.
From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry
Vocabulary lists containing osculation
Body Language: Or, Os ("Mouth")
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