Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
- adjective Of or being a Y-shaped dual connection between two pipes or hoses and a larger pipe or hose.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Siam; a Thai.
- noun The Thai language.
- noun A domestic cat of a long slender breed originating in Siam, having blue eyes and a short whitish to fawn coat with darker ears, face, tail, and feet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To join in the manner of the Siamese twins; inosculate. Compare
Siamese coupling , under Siamese. - Of or pertaining to the kingdom, the people, or (in a limited sense) the dominant race of Siam.
- noun singular and plural An inhabitant or a native, or inhabitants or natives, of Siam, a kingdom of Farther India, or Indo-China: specifically, a member or the members of the dominant race of the kingdom, who constitute less than half of the population.
- noun The prevalent language of Siam, which in its basis is monosyllabic and inflexible, exceptionally abounding in homonyms distinguishable only by variations of tone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Siam, its native people, or their language.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Siam; pl., the people of Siam.
- noun The language of the Siamese.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to
Siam ;Thai - adjective Of a
connection oftubes orhoses shaped like aletter Y. - proper noun The Thai
language - noun The
Siamese cat - noun An inhabitant of Siam
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
- adjective of or relating to Thailand
- noun a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip
- noun a branch of the Tai languages
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
- noun an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
- noun a native or inhabitant of Thailand
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The brothers, born in Siam 200 years ago, were joined at the chest by a ligament and the reason we have the term "Siamese twins."
Marc Hartzman: A Touch of Knowledge: The Man with Two Mouths Marc Hartzman 2011
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The brothers, born in Siam 200 years ago, were joined at the chest by a ligament and the reason we have the term "Siamese twins."
Marc Hartzman: A Touch of Knowledge: The Man with Two Mouths Marc Hartzman 2011
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The term Siamese twin is no longer used, but was coined in the 1800s for the Thai born Chang and Eng bunker, arguably the most famous conjoined twins ever.
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That Siamese is still there, to the amazement of all of the workers.
The Dog That Was Kept In A Chimney Laura 2008
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That Siamese is still there, to the amazement of all of the workers.
Archive 2008-02-01 Laura 2008
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Time and again, my singing failed to impress the coldhearted, velvet-haired, blue-eyed bitch they call Siamese.
I'm Perfect, You're Doomed Kyria Abrahams 2009
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All this means that certainly the British have something to say in Siamese politics and they have the means to bring strong pressure to bear upon the Siamese.
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This little Siamese is not only beautiful, with big blue eyes, she has a mind of her own, and does not obey like the dog does.
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The clerk gently assures me that the aquarium decoration is perfectly safe and a great holiday gift for our family pet, a blue Betta fish, also known as a Siamese fighting fish.
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So, the language that was called Siamese in the 18th century is now properly called Thai.
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