cousins-german
- plural of cousin-german.
Example Sentences
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The suns are all akin; they are cousins-german.
From Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World by Ridpath, John Clark
These two counts were nephews and cousins-german to the King of France, and, on the other part, nephews to the King of England.
From Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople by Villehardouin, Geoffroi de
We had a number of visitors on board, and among others, several princes, cousins-german of the Sultan, one of them being the Commander-in-Chief of the army.
From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael
In very loose compounds in which a noun is followed by an adjective or the like, the noun commonly takes the plural ending, as in courts-martial, sons-in-law, cousins-german.
From The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric by Cody, Sherwin
Crustaceans consist of cray-fish, crabs, lobsters, and prawns, who may be considered cousins-german of insects, among which more than one naturalist has thought they ought to be placed.
From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean
