noun
definition
A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.
Examples of perry in a Sentence
He entered the navy as midshipman (1799) with his father, Christopher Raymond Perry (1761-1818), a captain in the navy, and saw service against the Barbary pirates.
Captain Barclay, after a hot engagement - the Battle of Lake Erie - in which Captain Perry's flagship the "Lawrence," a brig, was so severely shattered that he had to leave her, was completely defeated.
There are 29 counties in which coal is produced, but 81.4% of it in 1908 came from Belmont, Athens, Jefferson, Guernsey, Perry, Hocking, Tuscarawas and Jackson counties.
Perry, erected in commemoration of his victory on Lake Erie in 1813, is in Wade Park, where there is also a statue of Harvey Rice (1800-1891), who reformed the Ohio public school system and wrote Pioneers of the Western Reserve (1882) and Sketches of Western Life (1888).
The Universal Magazine (1747) had a short, if brilliant, career; but the European Magazine, founded by James Perry in 1782, lasted down to 1826.
In Perry Street, mounted on a granite pedestal, is the "Swamp Angel," the great gun used by Federal troops in the marshes near Charleston, South Carolina, during their attack on that city in August 1863.
Mr. John Buchan was succeeded by Mr. (afterwards Sir) Perry Robinson, Mr. Percival Landon by Mr. (afterwards Sir) Philip Gibbs, and Mr. Valentine Williams by Mr. (afterwards Sir) Beach Thomas.
He published, both alone and jointly with others, a large number of papers on physical, and in particular electrical, subjects, and his name was especially associated, together with that of Professor John Perry, with the invention of a long series of electrical measuring instruments.
Perry was settled in 1889.
Perry (Steam Engine, p. 580), assuming a characteristic equation similar to Zeuner's (which makes v a linear function of the temperature at constant pressure, and S independent of the pressure), calculates S as a function of the temperature to satisfy Regnault's formula (10) for the total heat.
The state controlled the actual preparation and sale of text-books for the common schools from 1885 to 1903, when the Perry amendment to the constitution (ratified by popular vote in 1884) was declared to mean that such text-books must be manufactured within the state, but that the texts need not be prepared in California.
His early life was spent in a country district in Perry county, Ohio, and he proceeded to West Point in 1848, graduating in 1853.
Guided by these experiments, Ayrton, Perry and Sumpner constructed an improved unifilar quadrant electrometer which was not only more sensitive than the White pattern, but fulfilled the theoretical law of working.
Fruit is very abundant, especially apples and pears, from which much cider and perry are made.
Perry's victory on Lake Erie, in September of the next year, Detroit and the rest of Michigan except Mackinac, which was not recaptured until July 1815, were again taken into the possession of the United States.
Perry's naval victory on the 10th of September 1813, Harrison no longer had to remain on the defensive; he advanced to Detroit, re-occupied the territory surrendered by General William Hull, and on the 5th of October administered a crushing defeat to Proctor at the battle of the Thames.
C. Perry in 1854, the smouldering discontent broke out into open hostility against both parties the compact.
Perry, The Second Synod of Ephesus (Dartford, 1881); l'Abbe Martin, Actes du brigandage d'Ephese (Amiens, 1874) and Le Pseudo-synode connu dans l'histoire sous le nom de brigandage d'Ephese (Paris, 1875).
After Perry's victory on the 14th of September on Lake Erie, Detroit on the 29th of September was again occupied by the forces of the United States.
Director David Perry, however, doesn't just find the girls, he finds hot babes with killer bodies - killer elastic bodies.
Jonathan Perry just kept the advantage over James Barnett having passed him at the second chicane a few laps earlier.
In the USA, the term pear cider is used for perry.
Top of the pots Turner nominee Grayson Perry's first artwork was a plate depicting a crucifixion, called Kinky Sex.
The first game promised a grand fight; the first game in Perry's match with Budge yielded ten deuces and this one nine.
Client Comments Bang & Olufsen UK have used Perry McCarthy on many occasions as a guest speaker for our highly discerning customer network.
Meanwhile Head of Prison Security Perry (Ron Cook) smells something fishy.
Perry collects gong - May 04 Perry Fenwick collected a Soap Award on behalf of the Eastender's cast.
Perry says it would take disruption of Persian Gulf supplies to cause instability in the oil market.
Perry is also produced, being fermented pear juice.
Perry tells me that Mr. Cole never touches malt liquor.
Arthur Perry worked for the Spode manufactory throughout the Edwardian period and up to 1928.
Matthew perry not laying anybody peter through carole.
Maxwell said she had taken him to a family member 's home nearby, causing the removal of Perry to last for several hours.
These are perry pears, which tend to be smaller & harder then dessert pears.
David Perry and Frank Gun set sail for some delicious double penetration with the lovely Eva.
Pear (n) the fruit used to make perry.
We also produce a perry - a rare enough drink anywhere and almost unheard of in Berkshire.
The main challenge facing today's perry maker is one of supply, for the perry maker is one of supply, for the perry pear is a delicate creature.
Affleck Matthew perry not laying anybody peter through carole.
I'd love a Babycham, The genuine champagne perry.
Clara was brought up in Shropshire, the granddaughter of a village postmaster, Thomas Harriman Perry.
The ceramic pots by Grayson Perry are usually considered shocking, both for the way they are made and for what they portray.
In the first quarter St John's batted very well getting 6 rounders, 3 of which from Becky Perry.
Drawing on research by the biographer, Bruce Perry, he revealed Malcolm's teenage and early adult same-sex experiences.
When Van Meter's nephew, Bobby Keogh joins sis and becomes Perry's partner, the stakes are raised.
Well, the last one to show superb sportsmanship was Natalie Grinham in her match against Madeline Perry.
Perry Slingsby LR5 rescue submersible The LR5 rescue submersible has an advanced composite pressure hull.
The father of the present owner, James Perry, was a coffee taster who established a mail order business sometime ago.
The word "pear" or its equivalent occurs in all the Celtic languages, while in Slavonic and other dialects different appellations, but still referring to the same thing, are found - a diversity and multiplicity of nomenclature which led Alphonse de Candolle to infer a very ancient cultivation of the tree from the shores of the Caspian to those of the Atlantic. A certain race of pears, with white down on the under surface of their leaves, is supposed to have originated from P. nivalis, and their fruit is chiefly used in France in the manufacture of Perry (see Cider).
Battles were fought at Fort Meigs (1813) and Fort Stephenson (Fremont, 1813) and Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's naval victory on Lake Erie in 1813 was on the Ohio side of the boundary line.