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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paired}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pairing}.]
1. To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for
breeding.
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2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
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My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
--Rowe.
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3. Same as {To pair off}. See phrase below.
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{To pair off}, to separate from a group in pairs or couples;
specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the
opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on
specified questions or issues. See {Pair}, n., 6.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pairing \Pair"ing\, n. [See {Pair}, v. i.]
1. The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or
couples.
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2. See {To pair off}, under {Pair}, v. i.
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{Pairing time}, the time when birds or other animals pair.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
pairing
n 1: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive
purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the
mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn:
{coupling}, {mating}, {conjugation}, {union}, {sexual
union}]
2: the act of grouping things or people in pairs
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