perry : Idioms & Phrases


commodore perry

  • noun 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)
    Perry; Commodore Perry.
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donald robert perry marquis

  • noun humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
    Don Marquis; Marquis.
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matthew calbraith perry

  • noun 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)
    Perry.
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oliver hazard perry

  • noun 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)
    Perry; Commodore Perry.
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perry mason

  • noun fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner
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ralph barton perry

  • noun United States philosopher (1876-1957)
    Perry.
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