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1. paire n.(1)

135 quotations in 4 senses
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Two, a set of two, a pair; -- often sg. with pl. meaning: (a) of garments for the hands, feet, etc.; of armor for the arms, etc.; paire of boteus (spores), paire (of) hosen (shoes), paire brace……

2. pē̆re n.(1)

89 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A pear, wild or cultivated; also fig. (with pun on per n.) angeles peres; (b) pere appel, a kind of pear resembling an apple [cp. pomepere under pome n. (a)]; pere robert, a punning nonce word……

3. perẹ̄ n.(3)

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A drink made from pear juice, probably fermented, perry; pere whit [cp. pile-whei, pil-quit, pig-whei]; (b) ?in surnames. …

4. pēr(e n.(4)

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Hawk. ?A digestive disease of hawks. …

5. pē̆re-jonet(te n.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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An early-ripening pear; pere-jonet tre. …

6. pē̆re-trẹ̄ n.

19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A pear tree (Pyrus communis); also fig. [quot.: (a1438)]; pere-tre plaunte, a sapling pear tree; (b) in proverb; (c) in surnames. …

7. senpere n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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?One who guards the gate of a bridge, a bridgekeeper. …

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