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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paired}; p. pr & vb n.
{Pairing}.]
1. To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for
breeding.
2. To suit; to fit as a counterpart.
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
--Rowe.
3. Same as {To pair off}. See phrase below.
{To pair off}, to separate from a company in pairs or
couples; specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one
of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on
specified questions or issues. See {Pair}, n., 6.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
paired
adj 1: used of gloves, socks, etc [syn: {mated}]
2: (botany) of leaves etc growing in pairs on either side of a
stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: {opposite}] [ant: {alternate}]
3: mated sexually
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