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osculum

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os·cu·lum  (sky-lm) also os·cule (-kyl)
n. pl. os·cu·la (-ky-l) also os·cules
The mouthlike opening in a sponge, used to expel water.
[Latin sculum, diminutive of s, mouth; see s- in Indo-European roots.]
oscu·lar adj.
osculum [ˈɒskjʊləm]
n pl -la [-lə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a mouthlike aperture, esp the opening in a sponge out of which water passes
[from Latin: a kiss, little mouth, diminutive of ōs mouth]
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In the early Christian church, for example, believers would greet each other with an osculum pacis, or holy kiss, on the lips, but it did not take long before male and female members of the congregation were separated to avoid any suggestion of (or opportunity for) hanky-panky.
A moment on the lips by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Romans had three kisses: Basium on the lips, Osculum on the cheek and Suavium, the full monty.
The week starts here...; For puckering up, quickie divorces, ... by Symons, Mitchell / The Mirror (London, England)
Language," he would ponder, "is the way my tongue makes sense of shadows, the breath and osculum it lives in, the way flora orchestrate water and obdurate soil.
Vernacular by Smith, R.T. / Commonweal
 
 
 
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