(per′ē) noun
A fermented drink made from the expressed juice of pears. [<OF peré <LL pera. See PEAR.]

(per′ē), Bliss,
1860–1954, U.S. author and critic.
—Matthew Calbraith,
1794–1858, U.S. commodore; opened Japan to commerce in 1852.
—Oliver Hazard,
1785–1819, U.S. naval commander; defeated British on Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813; brother of the preceding.
—Ralph Barton,
1876–1956, U. S. philosopher and educator.