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perry
noun
a fermented drink like cider, made from pear juice, esp. in England
noun
a masculine name
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith 1794-1858; U.S. naval officer: negotiated U.S.-Japanese trade treaty (1854)
- Perry, Oliver Hazard 1785-1819; U.S. naval officer: defeated the Brit. fleet on Lake Erie (1813): brother of Matthew
- Perry, Ralph Barton 1876-1957; U.S. philosopher & educator
See perry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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