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pair
Part of speech: NounTwo things of a kind, similar in form and used together; as, a pair of shoes; a single thing composed of two like parts; as, a pair of spectacles; a married couple; a couple or brace; as, a pair of ducks.
Part of speech: Verb Part of speech: VerbTo come together in couples; as, to pair off in a dance; to match; suit each other.
Usage examples "pair":- When the last pair of feet had vanished down the passage, she went to the door and locked it. - "Girls of the Forest", L. T. Meade.
- " I know a certain Lord who would give his life to have the pair. - "Eastern Shame Girl The Wedding of Ya-Nei; A Strange Destiny; The Error of the Embroidered Slipper; The Counterfeit Old Woman; The Monastery of the Esteemed-Lotus; A Complicated Marriage", Charles Georges Souli.
- They made an odd pair. - "The Lost Warship", Robert Moore Williams.