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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paired
adj
  1. used of gloves, socks, etc.
    Synonym(s): mated, paired
  2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
    Synonym(s): opposite, paired
    Antonym(s): alternate
  3. mated sexually
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paired}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Pairing}.]
      1. To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for
            breeding.
  
      2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
  
                     My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
                                                                              --Rowe.
  
      3. Same as {To pair off}. See phrase below.
  
      {To pair off}, to separate from a company 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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