Identification of a very formal and traditional relationship between sisters. Most likely to be used by very traditional families, (miko, samurai, Yamato Nadeshiko, etc.). Tends to be a sign of awe rather than affection. (Awe can mean either adoration, or a type of fear).
Resembling a gland; when used in the plural, adenoids, they refer to lymphoid tissue that normally exists in the nasopharynx of children and is known in medicine as the pharyngeal tonsil. adipoid. Resemblance to fat; also, lipoid.
Related to hair follicle: hair bulb, sweat gland. n. A deep narrow pit that is formed by the tubular infolding of the epidermis and that encloses the root of the hair. n. (Biology) a narrow tubular cavity that contains the root of a hair, formed by an infolding of the epidermis and corium of the skin.