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.
Sis"ter, v. t. To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] Shak.
Sis"ter*hood (?), n. [Sister + hood.] 1. The state or relation of being
a sister; the office or duty of a sister.
She . . . abhorr'd Her proper blood, and left to do the part Of
sisterhood, to do that of a wife.
Daniel.
2. A society of sisters; a society of women united in one faith or
order; sisters, collectively. "A sisterhood of holy nuns." Shak.
The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous sisterhood.
Bryant.
Sis"ter*ing, a. Contiguous. [Obs.] Shak.
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.
Sis"ter*ly, a. Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as,
sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse. Shak.
Sis"tine (?), a.[It. sistino.] Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.
Sistine chapel, a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus
IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others.
Sis"tren (?), n. pl. Sisters. [Obs.] Chaucer.
||Sis"trum (?), [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, from &?;&?;&?; to shake.]
||(Mus.) An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which
||passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which
||it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and
||used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia.
Sis`y*phe"an (?), a. Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as,
Sisyphean labors.
Sis"y*phus (?), n. [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;.]
(Class. Myth.) A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, famed for his cunning.
He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto
to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back
again, making his task incessant.
Sit (?), obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
Sit, v. i. [imp. Sat (?) (Sate (?), archaic); p. p. Sat (Sitten (?),
obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sitting.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS.
sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja,
SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan, Russ. sidiete, L. sedere, Gr.
&?;&?;&?;, Skr. sad. √154. Cf. Assess,Assize, Cathedral, Chair,
Dissident, Excise, Insidious, Possess, Reside, Sanhedrim, Seance, Seat,
n., Sedate, 4th Sell, Siege, Session, Set, v. t., Sizar, Size,
Subsidy.] 1. To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the
trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other
animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.
And he came and took the book put of the right hand of him that
sate upon the seat.