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Synonyms for perched

Grammar : Verb
Spell : purch
Phonetic Transcription : pɜrtʃ

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Définition of perched

Origin :
  • "where a bird rests," late 13c., originally only "a pole, rod, stick, stake," from Old French perche "unit of linear measurement" (5.5 yards), also "measuring rod, pole, bar" used to measure this length (13c.), from Latin pertica "pole, long staff, measuring rod," related to Oscan perek "pole," Umbrian perkaf "twigs, rods." Meaning "a bar fixed horizontally for a hawk or tame bird to rest on" is attested from late 14c.; this led to general sense of "any thing that any bird alights or rests on" (late 15c.). Figurative sense of "an elevated or secure position" is recorded from 1520s. The "land-measuring rod" sense also was in Middle English (c.1200), hence surviving meaning "measure of land equal to a square lineal perch" (usually 160 to the acre), mid-15c.
  • verb sit atop of
Example sentences :
  • Linda perched the hat on her head, pulled it down securely, and faced Katy.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • There was a copy of Romeo and Juliet perched on top of a pile of books.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • There ahead of him, perched on the cliff, at the foot of which the river flowed, was the sanitarium.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • We two, perched on the haystack, did not take the words at all with a kindly meaning.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • Mrs. Bascom perched on one of the lower steps of the iron stairs.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Mr. Keeler perched his small figure on the corner of the kitchen table.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • June nodded from where she perched on a high stool across the table.
  • Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West
  • The low stone houses are perched on the hillsides, and the streets are irregular.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • While speaking, he perched her on his shoulder, as was a favorite custom with him.
  • Extract from : « Adrift on the Pacific » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The turret in which Dr. Frank and I now stood was perched here.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various

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