perry
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
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Antoinette, 1888–1946, U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.
Bliss, 1860–1954, U.S. educator, literary critic, and editor.
Frederick John "Fred", 1909–1995, British tennis player.
Matthew Cal·braith [kal-breyth], /ˈkæl breɪθ/, 1794–1858, U.S. commodore.
his brother, Oliver Hazard, 1785–1819, U.S. naval officer.
Ralph Barton, 1876–1957, U.S. philosopher and educator.
a male given name: from a Middle English word meaning “pear tree.”
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perry can receive 20 to 30 texts a day from students with questions.
How to raise rural enrollment in higher education? Go local. | Laura Pappano | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostA July perry historical marker was unveiled in 2019, and a stretch of nearby highway named after him.
A Forgotten Election Day Massacre in Florida That Still Haunts Today | Sean Braswell | October 23, 2020 | OzyAmong the names on the list was Bleyzer, perry’s old friend from Houston.
Rick Perry’s Ukrainian Dream | by Simon Shuster, TIME, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC | September 10, 2020 | ProPublicaperry, however, isn’t a fan of these, as your dog could pull and injure you.
Everybody thought Mathews’ “life would be derailed” if perry moved in.
He has picked pre-primary brawls with Christie, perry, and Marco Rubio.
Of course, Kim Jong-Un takes an image hit as a Katy perry-obsessed, margarita-drinking maniac with daddy issues.
I Was Honeydicked Into Spending Christmas with ‘The Interview’ | Allison McNearney | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"perry" chimed in: "They don't want to take blame," he said of the police union attacking De Blasio.
Justice League Vigil for Slain NYPD Officers Asks Whose Life Matters | Olivia Nuzzi | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHirst and perry too have courted their fair share of controversy.
And after the Driscoll story broke, another megapastor, perry Noble, admitted to using ResultSource on one of his book projects.
How the Religious Right Scams Its Way Onto the New York Times Bestseller List | Warren Throckmorton | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"You have give a limb," repeated perry, emphasizing the announcement by shaking his finger at the old man.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloydperry's arms fell gracefully to his side and he inclined his head and half closed his eyes in acknowledgment.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydSo it came that I struggled to my crutches and broke rudely in on perry Thomas's peroration.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydTim says more by the vigor of his smoking than perry Thomas could express in a year's oration.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd"perry Thomas guessed he was an embezzler," said Tim, putting the last dish in the cupboard and sitting down to his pipe.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for perry (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /
alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider
Origin of perry
1British Dictionary definitions for Perry (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /
Fred (erick John). 1909–95, English tennis and table-tennis player; world singles table-tennis champion (1929); as a tennis player he won eight Grand Slam singles titles including the US Open three times (1933–34, 1936) and Wimbledon three times (1934–36)
Grayson . born 1960, English potter, embroiderer, and film-maker; won the Turner Prize (2003).
Matthew Calbraith. 1794–1858, US naval officer, who led a naval expedition to Japan that obtained a treaty (1854) opening up Japan to western trade
his brother, Oliver Hazard. 1785–1819, US naval officer. His defeat of a British squadron on Lake Erie (1813) was the turning point in the War of 1812, leading to the recapture of Detroit
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