Search the Dictionary

A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.

pared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.

A large, fat variety of the namaycusa found in Lake Superior; - - called also siskawet, siskiwit.

e; the cast of six in throwing dice. In the new casting of a die, when ace is on the top, sise must needs be at the bottom. Fuller.

The suslik.

Cider. See Sicer. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A hard blow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch.

The siscowet.

See Seismograph.

See Seismometer.

To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger. [Colloq. U. S.; Local, Eng.]

A leguminous tree (Dalbergia Sissoo) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc.

ence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court. [Scot.] Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle. Sir W. Hamilton.

on, 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.

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.

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.

Contiguous. [Obs.] Shak.

Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse. Shak.

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.