perry

[ per-ee ]
/ ˈpɛr i /

noun, plural per·ries.

a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.

Origin of perry

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

Words nearby perry

perrin, perrine, perron, perronet, perrot, perry, perrysburg, pers, pers., persalt, perse

Definition for perry (2 of 2)

Perry
[ per-ee ]
/ ˈpɛr i /

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for perry (1 of 2)

perry
/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider

Word Origin for perry

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

British Dictionary definitions for perry (2 of 2)

Perry
/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /

noun

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