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perry

noun per·ry \ˈper-ē\

: an alcoholic drink made from pears

Full Definition of PERRY

:  fermented pear juice often made sparkling
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Origin of PERRY

Middle English peirrie, from Anglo-French peré, from Vulgar Latin *piratum, from Latin pirum pear
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PERRY

aerie, airy, berry, bury, Carey, cherry, chary, dairy, Derry, faerie, fairy, ferry, Gerry, glairy, glary, hairy, Jerry, kerry, Mary, marry, merry, nary, prairie, query, scary, serry, Shari, sherry, skerry, terry, Terry, vary, very, wary, wherry

Perry

biographical name Per·ry \ˈper-ē\

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Bliss 1860–1954 Am. educ. & critic

Perry

biographical name

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Matthew Calbraith 1794–1858 Am. commodore

Perry

biographical name

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Oliver Hazard 1785–1819 bro. of prec. Am. naval officer

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