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APPENDIX TO BOOK II.
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sister'; by a wife, for her husband's aunt; husband's brother ; husband's brother's wife; husband's sister ; husband's second cousin; spinster female second cousin of husband; husband's grand-nephew; and spinster grandniece of husband; by a married woman, for her spinster aunt; married sister; first cousin ; and married niece; and by a concubine, for her master's grandparents.
5th, Sze-mâ indicates relationships of the fifth degree. The prescribed dress for it is composed of rather-fine cotton cloth. It is worn :
By a man, for his great-grand-uncle; great-granduncle's wife; spinster great-grand-aunt; married grandaunt; grandfather's first cousin ; grandfather's first cousin's wife; spinster first cousin of grandfather; married female first cousin of father; father's first cousin once removed ; wife of father's first cousin once removed ; father's spinster first cousin once removed ; first cousin's wife; married female first cousin once removed ; first cousin twice removed; spinster first cousin twice removed; married female second cousin ; second cousin once removed ; spinster second cousin once removed ; grand-daughter-in-law (wife of son of a younger son, or of son of a concubine); grand-nephew's wife; married grand-niece; third cousin ; spinster third cousin; great-grandson; great-grand-nephew; spinster great-grand-niece; great-great-grandson; aunt's son; mather's brother's son; mother's sister's son; wife's parents; son-in-law; daughter's child: by a wife, for her husband's great-great-grand-parents; husband's great-grand-parents; husband's grand-uncle; husband's spinster grand-aunt; father-in-law's first cousin ; father-in-law's first cousin's wife; spinster first cousin of father-in-law; female first cousin of husband; husband's second cousin's wife; married female second cousin of husband; husband's second cousin once removed; husband's
These Dames and others farther on, printed with spaced letters, all belong to the Wai-yin relationships.
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