pearmain

/ ˈpɛəˌmeɪn /

noun

1. any of several varieties of apple having a red skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of pearmain¹

C15: from Old French permain a type of pear, perhaps from Latin Parmēnsis of Parma

Example Sentences

When officers arrested McKinven, of Pearmain Road in Street, they found 0.5g of cannabis on him, and detected cannabis in his system.

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Take, for instance, the Beauty of Bath, Worcester Pearmain and Stoke Red, from the village of Rodney Stoke, near Cheddar.

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Before the coronavirus pandemic struck, Samantha Pearmain worked on reception and front-of-house duties in a busy conference centre near Cambridge.

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Especially, ask about local varieties, from keswick codlin and worcester pearmain to cornish aromatic and beauty of kent.

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Authorities also found a 15-year-old girl from Los Angeles County who Balletto and another man, Patrick Stephen Pearmain, 31, forced to help them, prosecutors said.

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