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pearmains

pearmains is the plural of pearmain.

Meaning of pearmain

Noun

pearmain (plural pearmains)

  1. (obsolete) A type of pear.
  2. Any of various types of apple, having an elongated shape and often with streaky skin.
    • Sweet fruits are best, as sweet cherries, plums, sweet apples, pearmains, and pippins, which Laurentius extols as having a peculiar property against this disease […]., II.ii.1.1

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Questions about pearmains

What is pearmains the plural of?
Pearmains is the plural of pearmain.

Words near pearmains in the dictionary

  1. pearly queens
  2. pearly whites
  3. pearly-eyed thrasher
  4. pearly-eyed thrashers
  5. pearmain
  6. pearmains
  7. Pearman
  8. Pearmans
  9. pearmonger
  10. pearmongers
  11. Pearre

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