perrier
perrier Lexical Profile
perrier Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A French brand of naturally carbonated mineral water bottled from a spring in Vergèze in the Gard department, or a bottle or glass of this water (usually capitalized).
"She ordered a chilled Perrier with a slice of lime to accompany her lunch."
A medieval siege engine, similar to a trebuchet or mangonel, used for hurling large stones, or an early type of short ordnance that fired stone shot.
"The chronicler described how the besieging army positioned a heavy perrier outside the castle walls."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The historical weapon term derives from Old French perrier, from pierre ('stone'), ultimately from Latin petra. The mineral water brand is named after Dr. Louis Perrier, the French physician who owned the spring at Vergèze in the late 19th century.
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