Two individual persons, animals, or things of the same kind, taken together (esp. when associated in… In singular and plural without complement or…

gen. Two individuals (persons, animals, or things) of the same sort taken together; sometimes used spec. of such as are paired or associated by…

Two individual persons, animals, or things of the same kind, taken together (esp. when associated in… In singular, preceding the noun complement…

plural. Twins; said also of things associated in pairs. Obsolete.

A single tool, instrument, or item of clothing, consisting of two joined or corresponding parts not… In singular, preceding the noun complement…

More generally: any pair of people or things, esp. words or concepts, linked together in some way. Now rare.

Two things taken together; a pair, a couple. Often a mere synonym for two, as, in cricketing… originally of dogs. (Perhaps the band or cord with…

A combination of two things; a couple, pair, ‘two’; duality. ? Obsolete.

A (more or less) well-matched or complementary pair; two people, things, or sets, each the counterpart of the other. Cf. sense 5. Now rare.

A pair of twin children or young; also figurative or gen. a pair, couple, brace. Obsolete exc. dialect.

A pair.

A group or set of two persons or things; a pair, couple. Usually in plural.

The result of coupling. A couple, pair.

Used for: A couple, a pair; esp. in plural form, a pair of eyes. Obsolete.

gen. A pair or couple; in plural = twins (quot. 1824, nonce-use: cf. triplets).

A group of two; a pair, couple.

A group or combination of two; a couple, a pair.

The number two; a group of two; a couple. Cf. duad, n. 1.

A pair of people or things; a couple, a duo.

as n. A pair, couple.

A pair or couple. spec. Shooting. Two birds killed at once with a double-barrelled gun.

a group of two, e.g. of two sound-units, as syllables forming an iamb or trochee.

A pair, a couple; esp. two people in a romantic relationship.