Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Habitually using a perch; specifically, in ornithology, insessorial.
- noun The operations performed on woolen cloth, as taken from the loom, preparatory to fulling. See
perch , transitive verb, 2. - noun In leather manufacturing, the process of stretching, as skins, on a perch.
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- noun textiles Inspection of cloth before finishing.
- verb Present participle of
perch .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The bird has difficulty in perching and has to exert itself in order not to fall; the legs are spread through weakness, and the knee and ankle joint are bent.
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They were attacked by an upward-moving paralysis, they began to walk unsteadily, found difficulty in perching, and later lay down on their sides.
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I recall perching on ladders for hours on end as we peeled away the rotting ceiling and put up new plywood.
Mark Setton: Dust, Drudgery And Bliss: Happiness And Volunteering 2009
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With the exception of the aquatic tribes, what are called the perching birds will never cross the sea; and thus it is certain that they, as well as animals, must have existed on those islands before they were separated from the continent.
In the Eastern Seas William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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They are members of the Passeriformes bird family, also known as the perching birds.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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They are members of the Passeriformes bird family, also known as the perching birds.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Enriched colony systems provide hens with a wide range of behavioral opportunities such as perching, nesting and dust bathing.
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TGS 2009: Capps talks about missing 'perching' cover system from Gears of War 2 3 days ago on Joystiq Playstation:
Joystiq 2009
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TGS 2009: Capps talks about missing 'perching' cover system from Gears of War 2 3 days ago on Joystiq Playstation:
Joystiq [Xbox] 2009
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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Nintendo gives you a pile of trash TGS 2009: Capps talks about missing 'perching' cover system from Gears of War 2 6 days ago on Joystiq Playstation:
Joystiq 2009
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