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Perry   /pˈɛri/   Listen
Perry

noun
1.
United States philosopher (1876-1957).  Synonym: 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).  Synonym: 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).  Synonyms: Commodore Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry.
4.
A fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider.



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... lives for an ideal, came a reaction. And in the decades that followed the war, men gave themselves to an orgy of materialism. Harvey was a part of that orgy. And the Ohio crowd, the group that came from Elyria—the Sandses, the Adamses, Joseph Calvin, Ahab Wright, Kyle Perry, the Kollanders[1] and all the rest except the Nesbits—were so considerable a part of Harvey in the beginning, that probably they were as guilty as the rest of the country in the crass riot of greed that followed the war. They brought Amos Adams to Harvey because he was a printer ...
— In the Heart of a Fool • William Allen White

... the stage, and because he had seized only his raw material, the bare skeleton of intrigue, without possessing the skill or the taste needed to convey across the footlights the subtle psychology which vitalized the original tale, or the evanescent atmosphere which enveloped it in charm. Mr. Bliss Perry phrased it most felicitously when he asserted that "a novel is typically as far removed from a play as a bird is from a fish," and that "the attempt to transform one into the other is apt to result in a sort of ...
— Inquiries and Opinions • Brander Matthews

... pear cider (perry) with almost any British cheese. Milk would seem to be redundant, but Sage cheese and buttermilk ...
— The Complete Book of Cheese • Robert Carlton Brown

... only three American frigates at sea, others being either blockaded or undergoing repairs; and yet the Americans, with indomitable will, resolved to carry on the war with vigor. In September, Commodore Perry, in command of a squadron on Lake Erie, won a decisive victory over a British squadron under Commodore Barclay, and thereby secured the absolute control of that lake. Meanwhile Commodore Chauncey, in command on Lake Ontario, ...
— Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various

... that is looking forward a long while, that building of ships. What is nearer and well to think of is, that these apple and pear trees be so well fruited, small as they be, that this harvest we shall be able to make us cider and perry; yea, and no little deal thereof. But art thou minded to abide with us ever? That were dear to us; and belike thou wouldest ...
— The Water of the Wondrous Isles • William Morris


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