cousin-german
See also: cousin german
English
Alternative forms
Noun
cousin-german (plural cousin-germans or cousins-german)
- A first cousin.
- (figurative) Something closely related.
- 1866, Patrick Fairbairn, The Imperial Bible-Dictionary (page 59)
- This propensity to display its blossoms on bare branches the almond shares with several of its kindred; and, as a parallel to Solomon's image, we may refer to its cousin-german the sloe, in our own cold clime so familiar, with its snowy petals […]
- 1866, Patrick Fairbairn, The Imperial Bible-Dictionary (page 59)