This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
The father - dair fah'ter
the grandfather - dair gros-fah' ter
the step-father - dair stelf-fah' ter
the fatherland - day fah' ter-land
the mother - dee moo'ter
the brother - dair broo' der
the sister - dee shwester
the uncle - dair onkel
the aunt - tahn'tay
the nephew - dair neffay
the niece - the nichtay
the girl - das maid' chen
the man - dair mahn
the young man - dair youngay mahn
the old man - dair altay mahn
the friend - dair
friend the boy - dair k'nah'
boy the child - das kind
the parents - dee el' tern
the brother-in-law - dair shua'ger
the wedding - dee hoch'zite the
father-in-law - dair shee'gayr-fater
the mother-in-law - dair shee'gayr mooter
 
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