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Webster 1913 Edition

Sister

Sis′ter

,
Noun.
[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[GREEK]
, Russ.
sestra
, Pol.
siostra
, L.
soror
, Skr.
svasr
. √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.
I am the
sister
of one Claudio.
Shakespeare
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

,
Verb.
T.
To be sister to; to resemble closely.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sister

SIS'TER

, n.
1.
A female born of the same patents; correlative to brother.
2.
A woman of the same faith; a female fellow christian. If a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food. James 2.
3.
A female of the same kind.
4.
One of the same kind, or of the same condition; as sister-fruits.
5.
A female of the same society; as the nuns of a convent.

SIS'TER

,
Verb.
T.
To resemble closely.

SIS'TER

,
Verb.
I.
To be akin; to be near to. [Little used.]

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