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Perry

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

(from Fr. poire, from poire, a pear), an alcoholic beverage, obtained by the fermentation of the juice of pears. The manufacture is in all essentials identical with that of Cider.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Perry'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/perry.html. 1910.