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sister
(mass) | sister
- sesterský, sestra, sestrička |
sister
(encz) | sister,ošetřovatelka Zdeněk Brož |
sister
(encz) | sister,sestra |
Sister
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, v. t.
To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sister
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. 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.
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I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
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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.
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3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
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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.
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sister
(wn) | sister
n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person;
"my sister married a musician" [syn: sister, sis] [ant:
blood brother, brother]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a
form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God"
3: a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor
union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"
4: (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive
young women [syn: baby, babe, sister] |
SISTER
(bouvier) | SISTER. A woman who has the same father and mother with another, or has one
of them only. In the first case she is called sister, simply; in the second,
half sister. Vide Brother; Children; Descent; Father; Mother.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
sister
(mass) | sister
- sesterský, sestra, sestrička |
sisterinlaw
(mass) | sister-in-law
- švagriná |
sistersinlaw
(mass) | sisters-in-law
- švagriné |
foster-sister
(encz) | foster-sister,soukojenka n: Zdeněk Brož |
half sister
(encz) | half sister,nevlastní sestra n: Zdeněk Brož |
half-sister
(encz) | half-sister,nevlastní sestra n: Zdeněk Brož |
little sister
(encz) | little sister, n: |
passive resister
(encz) | passive resister, n: |
resister
(encz) | resister, |
sister
(encz) | sister,ošetřovatelka Zdeněk Brožsister,sestra |
sister company
(encz) | sister company,sesterské společnosti [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
sister ship
(encz) | sister ship, n: |
sister-in-law
(encz) | sister-in-law,švagrová |
sisterhood
(encz) | sisterhood,sesterství n: Zdeněk Brožsisterhood,sesterstvo Zdeněk Brož |
sisterlike
(encz) | sisterlike, adj: |
sisterliness
(encz) | sisterliness, |
sisterly
(encz) | sisterly,sestersky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
sisters
(encz) | sisters,sestry n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
sisters-in-law
(encz) | sisters-in-law,švagrové - ženy Zdeněk Brož |
sistership
(encz) | sistership, n: |
sob sister
(encz) | sob sister, n: |
soul sister
(encz) | soul sister,sestra černoška n: Zdeněk Brož |
stepsister
(encz) | stepsister,nevlastní sestra n: Zdeněk Brož |
subsister
(encz) | subsister, n: |
the three weird sisters
(encz) | the Three Weird Sisters, n: |
the weird sisters
(encz) | the Weird Sisters, n: |
weird sisters
(encz) | weird sisters,sudičky luke |
Assister
(gcide) | Assister \As*sist"er\, n.
An assistant; a helper.
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Foster sister
(gcide) | Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See
Foster, v. t.]
Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing
nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,
brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands
in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards
sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.
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Foster babe or Foster child, an infant or child nursed or
raised by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its
father.
Foster brother, Foster sister, one who is, or has been,
nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse
as another, but is not of the same parentage.
Foster dam, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.
--Dryden.
Foster earth, earth by which a plant is nourished, though
not its native soil. --J. Philips.
Foster father, a man who takes the place of a father in
caring for a child. --Bacon.
Foster land.
(a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]
(b) One's adopted country.
Foster lean [foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See Loan.],
remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;
also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.
Foster mother, a woman who takes a mother's place in the
nurture and care of a child; a nurse.
Foster nurse, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.
Foster parent, a foster mother or foster father.
Foster son, a male foster child.
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Full sister
(gcide) | Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. Fuller (f[.u]l"[~e]r);
superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol,
OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth.
fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a]
to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel,
AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary,
Plenty.]
1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
full of water; a house full of people.
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Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
have been regular. --Blackstone.
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2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity,
quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
compensation; a house full of furniture.
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3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire;
perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
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It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
Pharaoh
dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1.
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The man commands
Like a full soldier. --Shak.
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I can not
Request a fuller satisfaction
Than you have freely granted. --Ford.
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4. Sated; surfeited.
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I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
11.
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5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
stored with information.
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Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon.
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6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
to be full of some project.
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Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke.
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7. Filled with emotions.
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The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
--Lowell.
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8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
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Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden.
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At full, when full or complete. --Shak.
Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
age of 21 years. --Abbott.
Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
employed.
Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of
leather, as distinguished from half binding.
Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having
the same parents as another.
Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by
etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
Full moon.
(a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
opposite to the sun.
(b) The time when the moon is full.
Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
out.
Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
voices and instruments are given.
Full sea, high water.
Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving
corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.)
In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
in words, and not indicated by figures.
In full blast. See under Blast.
[1913 Webster]sibling \sib"ling\ [sub + -ling.] (s[i^]b"l[i^]ng), n.
a brother or a sister.
Note: Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those
related only by a common mother are uterine siblings;
those related only by a common father are {agnate
siblings} or consanguine siblings (a legal term). A
sibling having both parents in common is a
sibling-german or a full brother or full sister.
These modifying terms are more commonly used for the
more specific uterine brother, uterine sister,
agnate brother, brother-german, etc.
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full sister
(gcide) | Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. Fuller (f[.u]l"[~e]r);
superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol,
OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth.
fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a]
to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel,
AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary,
Plenty.]
1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can
contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily
of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup
full of water; a house full of people.
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Had the throne been full, their meeting would not
have been regular. --Blackstone.
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2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity,
quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;
as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full
compensation; a house full of furniture.
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3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire;
perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full
age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.
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It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that
Pharaoh
dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1.
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The man commands
Like a full soldier. --Shak.
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I can not
Request a fuller satisfaction
Than you have freely granted. --Ford.
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4. Sated; surfeited.
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I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.
11.
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5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;
stored with information.
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Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon.
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6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any
matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,
to be full of some project.
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Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths
on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke.
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7. Filled with emotions.
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The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.
--Lowell.
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8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]
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Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden.
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At full, when full or complete. --Shak.
Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal
rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the
age of 21 years. --Abbott.
Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the
sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are
employed.
Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of
leather, as distinguished from half binding.
Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having
the same parents as another.
Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that
have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by
etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
Full moon.
(a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when
opposite to the sun.
(b) The time when the moon is full.
Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are
out.
Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for
voices and instruments are given.
Full sea, high water.
Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving
corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its
own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.)
In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out
in words, and not indicated by figures.
In full blast. See under Blast.
[1913 Webster]sibling \sib"ling\ [sub + -ling.] (s[i^]b"l[i^]ng), n.
a brother or a sister.
Note: Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those
related only by a common mother are uterine siblings;
those related only by a common father are {agnate
siblings} or consanguine siblings (a legal term). A
sibling having both parents in common is a
sibling-german or a full brother or full sister.
These modifying terms are more commonly used for the
more specific uterine brother, uterine sister,
agnate brother, brother-german, etc.
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Half-sister
(gcide) | Half-sister \Half"-sis`ter\ (-s[i^]s`t[~e]r), n.
A sister by one parent only.
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Little Sisters of the Poor
(gcide) | Little \Lit"tle\ (l[i^]t"t'l), a. [The regular comparative and
superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often
used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense
few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and
least is the superlative. See Lesser. The regular form,
littlest, occurs also in some of the English provinces, and
occasionally in colloquial language. " Where love is great,
the littlest doubts are fear." --Shak.] [OE. litel, lutel,
AS. l[=y]tel, l[imac]tel, l[=y]t; akin to OS. littil, D.
luttel, LG. l["u]tt, OHG. luzzil, MHG. l["u]tzel; and perh.
to AS. lytig deceitful, lot deceit, Goth. liuts deceitful,
lut[=o]n to deceive; cf. also Icel. l[imac]till little, Sw.
liten, Dan. liden, lille, Goth. leitils, which appear to have
a different root vowel.]
1. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed
to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a
little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance;
a little child.
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He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for
the press, because he was little of stature. --Luke
xix. 3.
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2. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
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Best him enough: after a little time,
I'll beat him too. --Shak.
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3. Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food;
a little air or water.
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Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon
their own fancies. --Barrow.
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4. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
insignificant; contemptible.
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When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
not made the head of the tribes? --I Sam. xv.
17.
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5. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little
effort; little care or diligence.
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By sad experiment I know
How little weight my words with thee can find.
--Milton.
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6. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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The long-necked geese of the world that are ever
hissing dispraise,
Because their natures are little. --Tennyson.
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Little chief. (Zool.) See Chief hare.
Little Englander, an Englishman opposed to territorial
expansion of the British Empire. See Antiimperialism,
above. Hence:
Little Englandism.
Little finger, the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.
Little go (Eng. Universities), a public examination about
the middle of the course, which is less strict and
important than the final one; -- called also smalls. Cf.
Great go, under Great. --Thackeray.
Little hours (R. C. Ch.), the offices of prime, tierce,
sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes
included.
Little-neck clam, or Little neck (Zool.), the quahog, or
round clam.
Little ones, young children.
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The men, and the women, and the little ones. --Deut.
ii. 34.
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Little peach, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The
cause is not known.
Little Rhod"y, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its
small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.
Little Sisters of the Poor (R. C. Ch.), an order of women
who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
special houses are built. It was established at St.
Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb['e] Le
Pailleur.
Little slam (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13
tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Contrasted
with grand slam.
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Resister
(gcide) | Resister \Re*sist"er\ (-?r), n.
One who resists.
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Sister Block
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. 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.
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I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
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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.
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3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
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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.
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Sister hooks
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. 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.
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I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
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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.
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3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
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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.
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Sister of charity
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. 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.
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I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
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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.
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3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
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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.
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Sister of mercy
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. 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.
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I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
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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.
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3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
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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.
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Sisterhood
(gcide) | Sisterhood \Sis"ter*hood\, n. [Sister + hood.]
1. The state or relation of being a sister; the office or
duty of a sister.
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She . . . abhorr'd
Her proper blood, and left to do the part
Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife. --Daniel.
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2. A society of sisters; a society of women united in one
faith or order; sisters, collectively. "A sisterhood of
holy nuns." --Shak.
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The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous sisterhood.
--Bryant.
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Sistering
(gcide) | Sistering \Sis"ter*ing\, a.
Contiguous. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sister-in-law
(gcide) | Sister-in-law \Sis"ter-in-law`\, n.; pl. Sisters-in-law.
The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's
brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's
brother.
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Sisterly
(gcide) | Sisterly \Sis"ter*ly\, a.
Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly
kindness; sisterly remorse. --Shak.
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Sisters of Charity
(gcide) | Charity \Char"i*ty\, n.; pl. Charities. [F. charit['e] fr. L.
caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly,
loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend,
W. caru to love. Cf. Caress.]
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1. Love; universal benevolence; good will.
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Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the
greatest of these is charity. --1. Cor.
xiii. 13.
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They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose
hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. --Ruskin.
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With malice towards none, with charity for all.
--Lincoln.
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2. Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a
disposition which inclines men to put the best
construction on the words and actions of others.
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The highest exercise of charity is charity towards
the uncharitable. --Buckminster.
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3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent
institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
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The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido
to the Trojans, spake like a Christian. --Dryden.
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4. Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or
suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
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She did ill then to refuse her a charity.
--L'Estrange.
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5. A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support
such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.
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6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises]
including relief of the poor or friendless, education,
religious culture, and public institutions.
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The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless,
Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.
--Wordsworth.
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Sisters of Charity (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious
women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick;
-- a popular designation. There are various orders of the
Sisters of Charity.
Syn: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness;
beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.
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Sisters of Charity of Montreal
(gcide) | nun \nun\ (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun,
nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. Nunnery.]
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1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a
convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience.
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They holy time is quiet as a nun
Breathless with adoration. --Wordsworth.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of
feathers covering the head.
(b) The smew.
(c) The European blue titmouse.
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Gray nuns (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order
established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were
introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called
from the color or their robe, and known in religion as
Sisters of Charity of Montreal.
Nun buoy. See under Buoy.
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Sisters of Mercy
(gcide) | Mercy \Mer"cy\ (m[~e]r"s[y^]), n.; pl. Mercies. [OE. merci, F.
merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to
misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is probably akin to
merere to deserve, acquire. See Merit, and cf. Amerce.]
1. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of
provocation, when one has the power to inflict it;
compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary;
clemency.
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Examples of justice must be made for terror to some;
examples of mercy for comfort to others. --Bacon.
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2. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless;
sometimes, favor, beneficence. --Luke x. 37.
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3. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity;
compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
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In whom mercy lacketh and is not founden. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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4. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or
favor.
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The Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.
--2 Cor. i. 3.
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Mercy seat (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of
the Covenant. See Ark, 2.
Sisters of Mercy (R. C. Ch.),a religious order founded in
Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have
since been established in various American cities. The
duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend
lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls,
and protect decent women out of employment, to visit
prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to
death.
To be at the mercy of, to be wholly in the power of.
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Syn: See Grace.
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Sisters-in-law
(gcide) | Sister-in-law \Sis"ter-in-law`\, n.; pl. Sisters-in-law.
The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's
brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's
brother.
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Stepsister
(gcide) | Stepsister \Step"sis`ter\, n.
A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former
marriage.
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the seven sisters
(gcide) | Pleiades \Ple"ia*des\ (?; 277), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. (?)]
1. (Myth.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph
Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a
constellation in the sky.
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2. (Astron.) A group of small stars in the neck of the
constellation Taurus; -- called also the seven sisters.
--Job xxxviii. 31.
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Note: Alcyone, the brightest of these, a star of the third
magnitude, was considered by M[aum]dler the central
point around which our universe is revolving, but such
a notion has been thoroughly discounted by modern
observations. Only six pleiads are distinctly visible
to the naked eye, whence the ancients supposed that a
sister had concealed herself out of shame for having
loved a mortal, Sisyphus.
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Unsister
(gcide) | Unsister \Un*sis"ter\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sister.]
To separate, as sisters; to disjoin. [Poetic & R.]
--Tennyson.
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Unsisterly
(gcide) | Unsisterly \Un*sis"ter*ly\, a.
Not sisterly. --Richardson.
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uterine sister
(gcide) | sibling \sib"ling\ [sub + -ling.] (s[i^]b"l[i^]ng), n.
a brother or a sister.
Note: Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those
related only by a common mother are uterine siblings;
those related only by a common father are {agnate
siblings} or consanguine siblings (a legal term). A
sibling having both parents in common is a
sibling-german or a full brother or full sister.
These modifying terms are more commonly used for the
more specific uterine brother, uterine sister,
agnate brother, brother-german, etc.
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Weird sisters
(gcide) | Weird \Weird\, a.
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1. Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.
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2. Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting,
magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a
weird appearance, look, sound, etc.
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Myself too had weird seizures. --Tennyson.
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Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a weird
incantation. --Longfellow.
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Weird sisters, the Fates. [Scot.] --G. Douglas.
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Note: Shakespeare uses the term for the three witches in
Macbeth.
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The weird sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the sea and land. --Shak.
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big sister
(wn) | big sister
n 1: an older sister |
bronte sisters
(wn) | Bronte sisters
n 1: a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels |
foster sister
(wn) | foster sister
n 1: your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of
your parents but who is raised by your parents [syn:
foster-sister, foster sister] |
foster-sister
(wn) | foster-sister
n 1: your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of
your parents but who is raised by your parents [syn:
foster-sister, foster sister] |
half sister
(wn) | half sister
n 1: a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn:
half sister, half-sister, stepsister] |
half-sister
(wn) | half-sister
n 1: a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn:
half sister, half-sister, stepsister] |
little sister
(wn) | little sister
n 1: a younger sister |
passive resister
(wn) | passive resister
n 1: a reformer who believes in passive resistance [syn: {non-
resistant}, passive resister] |
resister
(wn) | resister
n 1: someone who systematically obstructs some action that
others want to take [syn: obstructionist, obstructor,
obstructer, resister, thwarter]
2: someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary,
antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] [ant:
agonist] |
sister
(wn) | sister
n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person;
"my sister married a musician" [syn: sister, sis] [ant:
blood brother, brother]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a
form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God"
3: a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor
union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"
4: (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive
young women [syn: baby, babe, sister] |
sister ship
(wn) | sister ship
n 1: a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at
the same time |
sister-in-law
(wn) | sister-in-law
n 1: the sister of your spouse |
sisterhood
(wn) | sisterhood
n 1: the kinship relation between a female offspring and the
siblings [syn: sisterhood, sistership]
2: an association or society of women who are linked together by
a common religion or trade or interest [syn: sisterhood,
sistership]
3: a religious society of women who live together as sisters
(especially an order of nuns) |
sisterlike
(wn) | sisterlike
adj 1: like or characteristic of or befitting a sister;
"sisterly kindness"; "sororal concern" [syn: sisterly,
sisterlike, sororal] [ant: brotherlike,
brotherly, fraternal] |
sisterly
(wn) | sisterly
adj 1: like or characteristic of or befitting a sister;
"sisterly kindness"; "sororal concern" [syn: sisterly,
sisterlike, sororal] [ant: brotherlike,
brotherly, fraternal] |
sistership
(wn) | sistership
n 1: the kinship relation between a female offspring and the
siblings [syn: sisterhood, sistership]
2: an association or society of women who are linked together by
a common religion or trade or interest [syn: sisterhood,
sistership] |
sob sister
(wn) | sob sister
n 1: a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories |
stepsister
(wn) | stepsister
n 1: a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn:
half sister, half-sister, stepsister] |
subsister
(wn) | subsister
n 1: one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the
fire were taken to a hospital" [syn: survivor,
subsister] |
weird sister
(wn) | weird sister
n 1: (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny;
identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae
and Roman Parcae [syn: Norn, weird sister] |
SISTER
(bouvier) | SISTER. A woman who has the same father and mother with another, or has one
of them only. In the first case she is called sister, simply; in the second,
half sister. Vide Brother; Children; Descent; Father; Mother.
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