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SISTERS
Noun
sisters
plural of sister
Verb
sisters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sister
Anagrams
• resists
Noun
Sisters
plural of Sister
Anagrams
• resists
Source: Wiktionary
SISTER
Sis"ter, n. Etym: [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. süster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. söster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. sq. root298. Cf. Cousin.]
1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. I am the sister of one Claudio. Shak.
2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. James ii. 15.
3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. Pope. Sister Block (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other.
– Sister hooks, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also match hook.
– Sister of charity, Sister of mercy. (R. C. Ch.) See under Charity, and Mercy.
Sis"ter, v. t.
Definition: To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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