What is a married couple; a man and wife. "A happy pair." Dryden. "The hapless pair." Milton called?
pair — A married couple; a man and wife. "A happy pair." Dryden. "The hapless pair." Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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