单词 | brother-and-sister |
释义 | > as lemmasbrother-and-sister brother-and-sister adj. attributive relating to or involving a brother and sister; consisting of a brother and sister. ΚΠ 1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. xlii. 350 The childish brother and sister sort of intimacy was not the most promising mode for the development of your mutual sentiments. 1846 Universalist Union 25 Apr. 382/2 The charming Carlinde immediately appeared, led by the brother and sister pair through a secret passage of the mountain. 1910 Man 10 124 I may mention that cases occasionally came up in the courts of brother and sister incest. 1991 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. h26/3 How easy it was to revile the Carpenters. In the 70's, this brother-and-sister duo went against the grain of any self-respecting rock-and-roller. 2012 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 7 Sept. The property was renovated by brother-and-sister team Ben Crawford, 31, and Libby, 29. < as lemmas |
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