Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Perry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perry \Per"ry\, n. [OF. per['e], F. poir['e], fr. poire a pear,
L. pirum. See {Pear} the fruit.]
A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider. --Mortimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perry \Per"ry\, n.
A suddent squall. See {Pirry}. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Perry
n 1: United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: {Perry}, {Ralph
Barton Perry}]
2: United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan
and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations
between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard
Perry (1794-1858) [syn: {Perry}, {Matthew Calbraith Perry}]
3: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the
British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of
Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: {Perry}, {Oliver
Hazard Perry}, {Commodore Perry}]
4: a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice
of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
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