perry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States philosopher (1876-1957)
    Ralph Barton Perry.
  2. noun 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)
    Matthew Calbraith Perry.
  3. noun 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)
    Oliver Hazard Perry; Commodore Perry.
  4. noun a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider

WordNet

Per"ry noun
Etymology
OF. peré, F. poiré, fr. poire a pear, L. pirum. See Pear the fruit.
Definitions
  1. A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider. Mortimer.
Per"ry noun
Definitions
  1. A suddent squall. See Pirry. Obs.

Webster 1913