n. [ 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&unr_;, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. √298. Cf. Cousin. ]
I am the sister of one Claudio. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sister Block (Naut.),
Sister hooks,
Sister of charity,
Sister of mercy
v. t. To be sister to; to resemble closely. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sister + hood. ]
She . . . abhorr'd
Her proper blood, and left to do the part
Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous sisterhood. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Contiguous. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate;