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Webster 1913 Edition


Perry

Per′ry

,
Noun.
[OF.
peré
, F.
poiré
, fr.
poire
a pear, L.
pirum
. See
Pear
the fruit.]
A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider.
Mortimer.

Per′ry

,
Noun.
A sudden squall. See
Pirry
.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Perry

PER'RY

,
Noun.
The juice of pears, which being clarified by fermentation, is a pleasant drink.

Definition 2024


Perry

Perry

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English

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Perry

  1. A topographic surname derived from the Old English pyrige (a pear tree).
  2. A male given name derived from the surname, or a pet form of the rare given name Peregrine.
  3. A town in Arkansas.
  4. A village in Cambridgeshire, England
  5. A city in Florida.
  6. A city in Georgia, USA.
  7. A village in Illinois.
  8. A city in Iowa.
  9. A city in Kansas.
  10. A town in Maine.
  11. A city in Michigan.
  12. A city in Missouri.
  13. A village in Ohio.
  14. A city in Oklahoma.
  15. A township in Ontario, Canada
  16. A city in Utah.

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perry

See also: Perry

English

Noun

perry (countable and uncountable, plural perries)

  1. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.

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