pairs
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.
To choose one sock from each of infinitely many pairs of socks requires the Axiom of Choice, but for shoes the Axiom is not needed.
The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different things from each other all through the whole piece.
If you have one pair of good soles it is better than two pairs of good uppers.
One pair of good soles is worth two pairs of upper leathers.
The pubic hair of a woman mounting is stronger than two pairs of ox descending.