Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of pirry.
  • noun A pear-tree.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A pear tree. See pirie.

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Examples

  • Yn wir, mae'r sefyllfa yn Nhreganna gyfan yn pery pryder oherwydd o fis Medi 2008 mi fydd Ysgol Pwll Coch yn llawn hefyd.

    Dau begwn Plaid Cymru Dyfrig 2008

  • Yn sicr, mae Ysgol Treganna yn haeddu gwell, ac mae sefyllfa druenus yr ysgol yn pery pryder i bawb sydd yn gefnogol i addysg Gymraeg yn ardal, cred ti fi.

    Dau begwn Plaid Cymru Dyfrig 2008

  • November 24th, 2008 at 7:00 am griggsville pery illinois schools las vegas school bus drivers work trade schools near the woodlands northport high school ny st lambert school pq canada niralojas Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Articles 2004

  • In Texas the meat is beef; the signature fuel is mesquite; the optional sauce is tomato based and served at the table; and the meat is dramatically seasoned with pep- pery spice blends called rubs and may be served as thin-sliced brisket with sides like beans and potato salad.

    Celebrating Barbecue Dotty Griffith 2002

  • He stayed at the bottom of the ravine where the walking was easier, always keeping the top of the hill in sight, hoping to find an outcropping of rock that would act as a staircase up the slip - pery slope.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • The hilt was wet and slip - pery, he hoped he wouldn't drop it.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • He wouldn't even have thought them sisters, except by the hair: wonderful stuff, the same shade of brown each with strands of red in it, so that lantern light made it cop - pery.

    Fortress Of Frost And Fire Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • Low-growing shrubs covered everything else, hiding slip-pery bogs.

    The Black Wing Kirchoff, Mary 1993

  • Mr. Slip - pery looked down at the reflection in the pool beside him and saw the huge canine face and lolling tongue looking up at him; he winked at the image.

    True Names Vinge, Vernor 1984

  • Her image flicked out of existence, and Mr. Slip - pery felt DON grab for the resources Ery controlled.

    True Names Vinge, Vernor 1984

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