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Definition of Perry
1. Noun. United States philosopher (1876-1957).
2. Noun. 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).
3. Noun. 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).
4. Noun. A fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider.
Definition of Perry
1. n. A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider.
2. n. A suddent squall. See Pirry.
Definition of Perry
1. Proper noun. (surname topographic from=Old English dot=) derived from the (etyl ang) ''pyrige'' (a pear tree). ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) derived from the surname, or a pet form of the rare given name Peregrine. ¹
3. Noun. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perry
1. a beverage of pear juice often fermented [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Perry
1. A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider. Origin: OF. Pere, F. Poire, fr. Poire a pear, L. Pirum. See Pear the fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Perry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"perry immediately sent to General Harrison the dispatch which has become famous
in American history, "We have met the enemy and they are ours. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"A suit was brought by perry Duke In January, 1903, for damages for an ...
"Subsequently perry Duke died Intestate, leaving as bis heirs at law his wife, ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"In this contest perry took a leading and characteristically straightforward part.
... In 1852 perry accepted the college living of Waddington, near Lincoln, ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Walter Malins Rose, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"F. Peny and Emily, Ws wife; Stephen perry and Eliza perry, the present plaintiffs
in error; and a child, whose name was alleged to be unknown but who wan ..."
5. Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1905)
"At their head was Commander Jesse D. Elliott, an officer of reputation, who became
second in command to perry, and took charge of the " Niagara. ..."
6. Publications by American Folklore Society (1905)
"WITH perry ON THE NIAGARA. The British having entire control of the upper lakes,
and being in possession of all the western posts of any consequence, ..."
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