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* '''sister in shawl''' → in the 18th and 19th Centuries the shawl was the traditional garb of poor Irish women | * '''sister in shawl''' → in the 18th and 19th Centuries the shawl was the traditional garb of poor Irish women | ||
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''-ín:''' (''Irish'') a diminutive suffix, hence ''sisterin'' = "little sister" |
* '''sister''' → [[Issy|Issy’s]] alter ego | * '''sister''' → [[Issy|Issy’s]] alter ego | ||
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| + | * '''sister-in-law''' | ||
Latest revision as of 03:37, 8 September 2019
- sister in shawl → in the 18th and 19th Centuries the shawl was the traditional garb of poor Irish women
- -ín: (Irish) a diminutive suffix, hence sisterin = "little sister"
- sister → Issy’s alter ego
- sister-in-law
