perry

[ per-ee ]

noun,plural per·ries.
  1. a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.

Origin of perry

1
1275–1325; Middle English pereye<Middle French perey, variant of pere ≪ Vulgar Latin *pirātum (Latin pir(a) pear + -ātum, neuter of -ātus-ate1)

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Other definitions for Perry (2 of 2)

Perry
[ per-ee ]

noun
  1. Antoinette, 1888–1946, U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.

  2. Bliss, 1860–1954, U.S. educator, literary critic, and editor.

  1. Frederick John "Fred", 1909–1995, British tennis player.

  2. Matthew Cal·braith [kal-breyth], /ˈkæl breɪθ/, 1794–1858, U.S. commodore.

  3. his brother, Oliver Hazard, 1785–1819, U.S. naval officer.

  4. Ralph Barton, 1876–1957, U.S. philosopher and educator.

  5. a male given name: from a Middle English word meaning “pear tree.”

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British Dictionary definitions for perry (1 of 2)

perry

/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider

Origin of perry

1
C14 pereye, from Old French peré, ultimately from Latin pirum pear

British Dictionary definitions for Perry (2 of 2)

Perry

/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /


noun
  1. 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)

  2. Grayson . born 1960, English potter, embroiderer, and film-maker; won the Turner Prize (2003).

  1. 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

  2. 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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