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• perry
  perry

  noun

  a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
• Perry
  Perry

  noun

  Antoinette, 1888–1946, U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.

perry

¹ American  

[per-ee] / ˈpɛr i /

noun

• perries
  plural

1. a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.

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Perry ² American  

[per-ee] / ˈpɛr i /

noun

1. Antoinette, 1888–1946, U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.

2. Bliss, 1860–1954, U.S. educator, literary critic, and editor.

3. Frederick John Fred, 1909–1995, British tennis player.

4. Matthew Calbraith 1794–1858, U.S. commodore.

5. his brother Oliver Hazard, 1785–1819, U.S. naval officer.

6. Ralph Barton, 1876–1957, U.S. philosopher and educator.

7. a male given name: from a Middle English word meaning “pear tree.”

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Perry ¹ British  

/ ˈpɛrɪ /

noun

1. Fred ( erick John ). 1909–95, English tennis and table-tennis player; world singles table-tennis champion (1929); as a tennis player he won eight Grand Slam singles titles including the US Open three times (1933–34, 1936) and Wimbledon three times (1934–36)

2. Grayson . born 1960, English potter, embroiderer, and film-maker; won the Turner Prize (2003).

3. Matthew Calbraith. 1794–1858, US naval officer, who led a naval expedition to Japan that obtained a treaty (1854) opening up Japan to western trade

4. his brother, Oliver Hazard. 1785–1819, US naval officer. His defeat of a British squadron on Lake Erie (1813) was the turning point in the War of 1812, leading to the recapture of Detroit

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perry ² British  

/ ˈpɛrɪ /

noun

1. alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• perries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of perry

1275–1325; Middle English pereye < Middle French perey, variant of pere ≪ Vulgar Latin *pirātum ( Latin pir ( a ) pear + -ātum, neuter of -ātus -ate ¹ )

Example Sentences

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perry Perry

This is certainly true of the Poor Man’s Black Velvet, a variation that swaps the Champagne for more working-class cider or perry, which invariably is made with the Guinness floating on top.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

"I hope Matthew perry is okay. He doesn’t look so good man," one user wrote.

From Fox News ● May 20, 2021

Cider – and perry – should be celebrated in its own right as a fine British drink that was enjoyed long before English wine was ever A Thing.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2020

“For me, perry is always a more complex drink than apple cider,” he said.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2017

To swell the exchequer, the Ministry proposed to raise revenue by a tax on cider and perry.

From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by Justin McCarthy

Wendell Erdman Berry was born on Aug. 5, 1934, in Louisville, Ky., to John Marshall Berry Sr., a lawyer and tobacco farmer, and Virginia Perry Berry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

According to a police affidavit, Sanchez accosted Perry Tole after the Indiana resident had backed his truck into the loading docks of a downtown Indianapolis hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

It has featured in more than 15 million TikTok videos, with Perry saying it is "surreal" to see the track "having this moment all these years later".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Perry told People that he even took flying lessons so he could pilot his private plane to the property.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

I pushed the button for B. One person on the Perry Valley team got it wrong, and Claire messed up as well.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper