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Definitions for PERRY
ˈpɛr iper·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
Perry, Ralph Barton Perrynoun
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perrynoun
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)
Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perrynoun
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)
perrynoun
a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
Wiktionary
perrynoun
A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.
Perrynoun
derived from the pyrige (a pear tree).
Perrynoun
derived from the surname, or a pet form of the rare given name Peregrine.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Perrynoun
Cyder made of pears.
Etymology: poire, Fr. from poire.
Perry is the next liquor in esteem after cyder, in the ordering of which, let not your pears be over ripe before you grind them; and with some sorts of pears, the mixing of a few crabs in the grinding is of great advantage, making perry equal to the redstreak cyder. John Mortimer.
Wikipedia
Perry
Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also made in parts of South Wales and France, especially Normandy and Anjou, and in Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
ChatGPT
perry
Perry is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, similar to how cider is made from apples. It is also known as pear cider in some regions. The drink has origins in England and France, with variations also found in other countries.
Webster Dictionary
Perrynoun
a fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider
Perrynoun
a suddent squall. See Pirry
Etymology: [OF. per, F. poir, fr. poire a pear, L. pirum. See Pear the fruit.]
Wikidata
Perry
Perry is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears. Perry has been common for centuries in England, particularly in the Three Counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and in parts of south Wales; and France, especially Normandy and Anjou. In more recent years, commercial perry has also been referred to as "pear cider", though some organisations do not accept this as a name for the traditional drink.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Perry
per′i, n. an agreeable beverage made by fermenting the juice of pears. [Fr. poiré, from poire, a pear—L. pirum.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
perry
An old term for a sudden squall.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PERRY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Perry is ranked #103 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Perry surname appeared 221,741 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 75 would have the surname Perry.
68.3% or 151,493 total occurrences were White.
25.2% or 55,879 total occurrences were Black.
2.6% or 5,920 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.4% or 5,388 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 1,796 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 1,264 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PERRY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PERRY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of PERRY in a Sentence
If confirmed, I will further Secretary Perry's legacy of promoting energy independence, innovation, and security for the American people.
It was funny because when Katy Perry first came out I was like,' Oh, it's me ! It's a mini-me. And then, fortunately, Katy Perry got those Katy Perry blues, which was perfect.
He is running a vastly different campaign than he did four years ago; he has people representing him at events across the state so people can connect a name, and face and voice with Gov. Perry, he himself has been accessible, and he has been a different candidate this time.
The game plan was pretty much what I did, but [to]not get hit as much as I did, hes a tough guy. This is my first decision win in the UFC. And it couldnt be to a tougher guy like Perry. Props to him. He really came in here and brought it. But I was pretty confident at the end of the fight.
We got a whole quarantine package of what's going to happen. He got on the call with us again, made sure we were completely comfortable, which we were. I tell people all the time : I 100 % trust Tyler Perry. He treats us like we're his relatives. So I knew that we would be fully protected and we were -- we were safe, throughout the whole process, we had this big package of protective materials : hand sanitizers, surface cleansers, mask, suits, goggles, gloves -- everything we needed. So we were really, really protected.
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