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paired

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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