pair
noun
[ pɛː ]
• a set of two things used together or regarded as a unit.
• "a pair of gloves"
Similar:
set of two,
set,
matching set,
matched set,
two of a kind,
• an article consisting of two joined or corresponding parts not used separately.
• "a pair of jeans"
• either or both of two members of a legislative assembly on opposite sides who absent themselves from voting by mutual arrangement, leaving the relative position of the parties unaffected.
• "one minister was flatly refused a pair by his Tory opposite number"
pair
verb
• put together or join to form a pair.
• "she wore a cardigan paired with a matching skirt"
• give (a member of a legislative assembly) another member as a pair, to allow both to absent themselves from a vote without affecting the result.
• "arrangements are usually made between the party whips for an absent member on one side to be paired with an absentee on the other"
• wirelessly connect (an electronic device) to another via Bluetooth.
• "you'll now be able to pair your watch directly with a set of Bluetooth headphones"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French paire, from Latin paria ‘equal things’, neuter plural of par ‘equal’. Formerly phrases such as a pair of gloves were expressed without of, as in a pair gloves (compare with German ein Paar Handschuhe ).
in pairs
• in groups of two.
• "ravens are usually seen in pairs"
