Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Sister

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Sister


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(1):

(v. t.) To be sister to; to resemble closely.

(2):

(n.) One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits.

(3):

(n.) A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community.

(4):

(n.) 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.