1. A fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
   "They sampled perry at the autumn harvest festival"

1. 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
    
2. 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 C. Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry
    
3. United States philosopher (1876-1957)
   - Ralph Barton Perry

Derived forms: perries

Type of: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, booze [informal], commodore, inebriant, intoxicant, juice [N. Amer, informal], naval officer, philosopher

Encyclopedia: Perry, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario