Dictionary entry

Kiss (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Kiss, n. [OE. kiss, derived under the influence of the verb from the older form coss, AS. coss. See Kiss, v.]

1. A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of reconciliation.

Last with a kiss, she took a long farewell. Dryden.

Dear as remembered kisses after death. Tennyson.

2. A small piece of confectionery.