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pair 1. a male and a female animal of the same species, esp such animals kept for breeding purposes 2. Parliamentary procedure a. two opposed members who both agree not to vote on a specified motion or for a specific period of time b. the agreement so made 3. two playing cards of the same rank or denomination 4. Cricket short for a pair of spectacles (see spectacles (sense 2)) 5. Logic Maths a. a set with two members b. an ordered set with two members pair [per] (electricity) Two like conductors employed to form an electric circuit. (mechanical engineering) Two parts in a kinematic mechanism that mutually constrain relative motion; for example, a sliding pair composed of a piston and cylinder. (science and technology) A set of two things that are identical or nearly so, or are designed to function as a unit. 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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| There was once a shoemaker, who worked very hard and was very honest: but still he could not earn enough to live upon; and at last all he had in the world was gone, save just leather enough to make one pair of shoes. It is a universal rule that each of a pair of opposites of this type has reference to that to which the particular 'positive' is natural. Geppetto makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet, and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book |
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