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kissing-bunch

kissing-bunch noun: a bundle of evergreen leaves or branches, typically with berries, hung up at Christmas-time, under which people may kiss.

Noun

kissing-bunch (plural kissing-bunches)

  1. A bundle of evergreen leaves or branches, typically with berries, hung up at Christmas-time, under which people may kiss.
    • The kissing-bunch, of berried holly hung with bright and glittering things, spun slowly over Mrs Morel's head as she trimmed her little tarts in the kitchen.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Forms of kissing-bunch

pluralkissing-bunches

Questions about kissing-bunch

What does kissing-bunch mean?
Kissing-bunch means a bundle of evergreen leaves or branches, typically with berries, hung up at Christmas-time, under which people may kiss.
What part of speech is kissing-bunch?
Kissing-bunch is a noun.
What is the plural of kissing-bunch?
The plural of kissing-bunch is kissing-bunches.

Words near kissing-bunch in the dictionary

  1. kissing the hem of someone's garment
  2. kissing the ring
  3. kissing the rod
  4. kissing up
  5. kissing up to
  6. kissing-bunch
  7. kissing-bunches
  8. kissing-crust
  9. Kissinger
  10. Kissingerian
  11. Kissingerism

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