paired

Adjective
Synonyms: matedopposite

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. used of gloves, socks, etc.Synonyms: mated
  2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem“opposite leaves”Synonyms: opposite
  3. mated sexually
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

paired \paired\ (p[^a]rd), adj.

1.Organized into compatible pairs; -- used of gloves, socks, etc. See pair[1], v. t.

Syn: mated. [WordNet 1.5]

2.(Botany) Growing in pairs on either side of a stem; -- of leaves etc. alternate

Syn: opposite. [WordNet 1.5]

3.Mated sexually. [WordNet 1.5]

Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paired; p. pr. & vb. n. Pairing.]

1.To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for breeding. [1913 Webster]

2.To suit; to fit, as a counterpart. [1913 Webster]

My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.— Rowe.[1913 Webster]

3.Same as To pair off. See phrase below. [1913 Webster]

To pair off, to separate from a group in pairs or couples; specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues. See Pair, n., 6. [1913 Webster]

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