From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Perry \Per"ry\, n.
A sudden squall. See Pirry. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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