Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perched"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perch \Perch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Perching}.] [F. percher. See {Perch} a pole.]
To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perched
adj : (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention;
`perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" [syn: {perked},
{perked up}]
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