Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Perked"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perk \Perk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Perking}.] [Cf. W. percu to trim, to make smart.]
To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a
jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up
one's head. --Cowper. Sherburne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perked
adj : (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention;
`perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" [syn: {perched},
{perked up}]
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