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.
