os|cu|la|to|ry

os|cu|la|to|ry «OS kyuh luh _TAWR ee, -_TOHR-», adjective, noun, plural -ries.

–adj.

1. Humorous. of or having to do with kissing.

2. coming into close contact.

3. Geometry. osculating.

╂[< Latin ōsculātus, past participle of ōsculārī (see etym. under osculate (Cf. ↑osculate)) + English -ory]

–n.

(in the Roman Catholic Church) a small tablet in former times kissed by priest and congregation in the Mass.

╂[< Medieval Latin osculatorium < Latin ōsculārī to kiss]