noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of pair (II)
1.
a.
(1) : the action of grouping (as players, other contestants) into pairs
(2) : a listing of grouped pairs
b.
(1) : the process of making basketry plaits consisting of two rods woven alternately one over the other
(2) : a woven row made by this process
2. : synapsis