perry
/ˈpɛri
/noun (plural perries) [mass noun]
An alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of pears.There are also certain drinks, such as mead, cider, and perry, which depend on sugar fermentations for their alcohol content....
- The event also offered cider, perry, imported beers and Lurgashall country wines.
- The Anglo-Saxon word beor referred to a sweet, strong drink, not made from cereals, and probably a fruit wine/cider/perry.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French pere, from an alteration of Latin pirum 'pear'.
Rhymes
- nailed
- nailed on
- nail enamel
- nailer
- nailer joist
- nailery
- nail file
- nail gall
- nail gun
- nail head
- nail-headed
- nail-head molding
- nail-head moulding
- nail-head spar
- nail-hole
- nailing strip
- nail-keg
- nailless
- nail-like
- nail-maker
- nail-making
- nail one's colours to the mast
- nail (or pin) one's colours to the mast
- nail parer
- nail-paring