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Siamese

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Siamese
1. See Siamese cat
2. characteristic of, relating to, or being a Siamese twin
3. another word for Thai


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Such creatures as the Siamese Twins--And in the vaults of the Inquisition.
It is the conductor which communicates to the inhabitants of regions beyond its limit, the shock of pride of birth and rank, which it has not within itself, but derives from a fountain-head beyond; or, like the ligament which unites the Siamese twins, it contains something of the life and essence of two distinct bodies, and yet belongs to neither.
Sigg judged it expedient to transfer her to the Siamese flag.
 
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