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perry alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider Perry 1. Fred(erick John). 1909--95, English tennis and table-tennis player; world singles table-tennis champion (1929); Wimbledon singles champion (1934--36) 2. Grayson. born 1960, British potter. A transvestite, he won the Turner Prize (2003). 3. Matthew Calbraith. 1794--1858, US naval officer, who led a naval expedition to Japan that obtained a treaty (1854) opening up Japan to western trade 4. his brother, Oliver Hazard. 1785--1819, US naval officer. His defeat of a British squadron on Lake Erie (1813) was the turning point in the War of 1812, leading to the recapture of Detroit perry [′per·ē] (meteorology) In England, a sudden, heavy fall of rain; a squall, sometimes referred to as “half a gale.” How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Blumberg, Rhoda, Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun (HarperCollins, 2003). His analyses of such episodes as the arrival of Commodore Perry and the first Sino-Japanese War tend not to dwell on the immediate diplomatic details, and focus instead on their wider significance for Japan's evolving political and cultural economies. Forty musicians, 100 sailors, and 110 well-armed marines preceded Commodore Perry ashore. |
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