“pair of”

The following 8 entries include the term pair of.

pair of compasses

noun phrase

pair of virginals

noun phrase

pair of colors

: the national flag and regimental flag carried by a regiment

pair of spectacles

: a cricketer's score of nothing in each of his two innings in a single match

have one pair of hands

phrase

used to stress that one person can only do so much

more than one pair of hands

phrase

: the work of many people

pair of hands

noun phrase

: a person

safe pair of hands

noun phrase

: someone who can be trusted with responsibility or a job


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