Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
osculate — See oscillate, osculate … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
oscillate — See oscillate, osculate … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Osculate — Os cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To kiss. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oscillate — Os cil*late ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oscillated} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Oscillating} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oral — [17] Oral comes from Latin ōs ‘mouth’. This went back to a prehistoric Indo European *ōs or *ōus , which also produced Sanskrit ās , ‘mouth’ and Old Norse óss ‘mouth of a river’. Its other contributions to English include orifice [16]… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
oral — [17] Oral comes from Latin ōs ‘mouth’. This went back to a prehistoric Indo European *ōs or *ōus , which also produced Sanskrit ās , ‘mouth’ and Old Norse óss ‘mouth of a river’. Its other contributions to English include orifice [16]… … Word origins
ōs- — Mouth. Oldest form *ə₃ōs , but precise preform uncertain. 1. oral, os1, oscillate, osculate, osculum, ostiary, ostium, usher; inosculate, orifice, orinasal … Universalium
Oscillated — Oscillate Os cil*late ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oscillated} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Oscillating} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oscillating — Oscillate Os cil*late ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oscillated} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Oscillating} ([o^]s s[i^]l*l[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Osculated — Osculate Os cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To kiss.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
