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NOUN (4)

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;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perry \Per"ry\, n. A sudden squall. See Pirry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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