"perre" meaning in Middle English

See perre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɛˈreː/, /pɛˈræi̯/
Etymology: From Old French peré, perey (modern French poiré), from Vulgar Latin *piratum; related to pere (“pear”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|peré}} Old French peré, {{cog|fr|poiré}} French poiré, {{der|enm|VL.|*piratum}} Vulgar Latin *piratum Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} perre, {{enm-noun|-}} perre (uncountable)
  1. perry Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages, Containers Synonyms: pereye, pirrey
    Sense id: en-perre-enm-noun-enm:perry Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 59 32 3 5 Disambiguation of Containers: 49 26 3 23 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 57 37 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 51 40 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 39 2 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pirre
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɛˈreː/, /pɛˈriː(ə)/, /ˈpɛreː/, /ˈpɛriː(ə)/
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman perree, pirrie (compare Old French pierrerie). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|perree}} Anglo-Norman perree, {{cog|fro|pierrerie}} Old French pierrerie Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} perre, {{enm-noun|-}} perre (uncountable)
  1. Valuable jewels or gemstones. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Jewelry
    Sense id: en-perre-enm-noun-enm:jewels Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 38 33 20
  2. (rare) A valuable gemstone. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Jewelry
    Sense id: en-perre-enm-noun-vFqpv2o1 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 38 33 20
  3. (rare) A jeweled container. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Jewelry
    Sense id: en-perre-enm-noun-qjhUw2v7 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 38 33 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Synonyms: pirre, paree, pery, perree, perreiȝe, perrey, perreye, perrie, perry, perrye, pyrry

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A jeweled container."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/pɛˈriː(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɛreː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɛriː(ə)/"
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    },
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    },
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