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Definition of Sisters

Sister
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. 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.
Sister
Sister Sis"ter, v. t. To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] --Shak.

Meaning of Sisters from wikipedia

- their masculine behavior with the more sisters they have. The reverse is true for young boys with several sisters, as they tend to be feminine, however...
- "Sisters, O Sisters", also known as "Sisters O Sisters", is a song written by Yoko Ono that first appeared on John Lennon's and Yoko Ono's 1972 album...
- Gabor sisters The Gabor sisters were three famous Hungarian-American actresses/socialites: Magda (June 11, 1915 – June 6, 1997), Zsa Zsa (February 6,...
- Scissor Sisters. London: Artnik. Pages 13–16. Hannaford, Alex (2005). Scissor Sisters. London: Artnik. Page 19. Hannaford, Alex (2005). Scissor Sisters. London:...
- Sister, Sister may refer to: Sister, Sister (TV series), a television sitcom starring Tia and Tamera Mowry Sister, Sister (1982 film), a TV movie starring...
- Seven Sisters may refer to: Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, a star cluster named for Pleiades (Gr**** mythology), the seven sisters who are companions of Artemis...
- "The Sisters of Mercy - Geen genade | daMusic". daMusic Online Muziek Magazine. "The Sisters Of Mercy (UK)". Salzhaus.ch. Huey, Steve. "The Sisters of Mercy...
- The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne...
- Sisters (stylized as SISTERS) is the fourth full-length studio album by ****anese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 17 on Oricon chart. The song...
- origins when sisters June and Bonnie Pointer began performing in clubs in 1969 as "Pointers, a Pair". The line-up grew to a trio when sister Anita joined...