Kiss

Kiss

A kiss is the act of pressing one's lips against the lips or other body parts of another person or of an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, affection, respect, greeting, friendship and good luck, among many others. In some situations a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect or greeting, as in the case of spouses kissing at the conclusion of a wedding ceremony or national leaders kissing each other in greeting, and in many other situations.

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Famous quotes containing the word kiss:

    “Oh who are these that kiss and pass?
    A country lover and his lass;
    Two lovers looking to be wed;
    And time shall put them both to bed,
    But she shall lie with earth above,
    And he beside another love.”
    —A.E. (Alfred Edward)

    He says he loves my daughter:
    I think so too; for never gaz’d the moon
    Upon the water as he’ll stand and read
    As ‘twere my daughter’s eyes: and, to be plain,
    I think there is not half a kiss to choose
    Who loves another best.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Who ran to help me when I fell,
    And would some pretty story tell,
    Or kiss the place to make it well?
    My mother.
    Ann Taylor (1782–1866)