‖ beurré
(bœre)
Also 8 berry, beury.
[Fr.; f. beurré buttered, buttery, f. beurre butter.]
A mellow variety of pear. Also attrib.
| 1741 Compl. Fam.-Piece ii. iii. 352 And these Pears..Martin Sec, Winter Beurre. 1750 Mrs. Delany Autobiog. (1861) II. 594, I have just been gleaning my autumn fruits—melon, figs, beury pears. 1866 Mrs. Gaskell Wives & Dau. I. 197 She had eaten some brown beurré pears. |