Siamese twins

plural noun

1. non-technical name for conjoined twins

Word History and Origins

Origin of Siamese twins¹

C19: named after a famous pair of conjoined twins, Chang and Eng (1811–74), who were born in Siam

Example Sentences

Science and art are inseparably connected; like the Siamese Twins, they cannot be separated without producing the death of both.

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Siamese Twins you've been called ever since born you was; dressed alike, fed alike, and reared alike; and now look at you!

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There is something tragic to me in this Siamese-twins arrangement of two so uncongenial.

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These were each driven by an electric motor, and were termed "The Siamese Twins," due to the way in which they were connected.

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She did but one good thing, and that was to teach the Siamese Twins how to die.

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