† perchedadj.¹

Forms: 1600s pearched, 1800s perched.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < perch v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare perked adj.¹

Obsolete (in later use English regional (northern)).

Presumptuous, self-assertive. Cf. perked adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > elated with pride

elatec1386

vokiea1510

cock-a-hoop1564

perched1600

crest-risen1611

high-crested1611

elated1615

perked1824

1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles A iv Those pearched Cuckoes that laugh at all the world.

a1637 B. Jonson Vision of Delight 156 in Wks. (1640) III Nor purple Phesant..with a pearched pride Wave his dis-coloured necke, and purple side.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Peearked, perched, elated, proud.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

perchedadj.²

Brit.

/pəːtʃt/, U.S.

/pərtʃt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.¹, -ed suffix¹; perch n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: Partly < perch v.¹ + -ed suffix¹, and partly < perch n.¹ + -ed suffix².In sense 4, probably after French bloc perché (1868 in Littré).

†1. Provided with a perch or perches for birds. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [adjective] > when stationary

perched1671

wristed1899

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1693 And as an ev'ning Dragon came, Assailant on the perched roosts,..Of tame villatic Fowl.

†2. Of a coach, wagon, etc.: having a perch (perch n.¹ 1c). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [adjective] > furnished with a perch (of a carriage)

perched1794

1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 74 Coaches and phaetons, either perched or crane-necked.

3. Set or seated on a perch; positioned in an elevated or precarious place. Cf. perch v.¹ 5. See also high-perched adj. at high adv. Compounds 1b.

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the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > of or relating to birds that perch > perched

roosted1748

perched1821

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > set on a high point

perching1772

perched1900

1821 T. Odiorne Ethic Strains ii. ii. 33 (heading) Descriptions in which several Beautiful Objects are noticed—A perched Bird, singing; Ascending Vapour; An Eagle circling the Skies.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxxiii. 602 ‘And did none of ye see it before?’ cried Ahab, hailing the perched men all around him.

1900 H. James Little Tour in France (new ed.) vi. 62 In the matter of position Amboise is certainly supreme in the list of perched places.

1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 72 A youth in ‘Lee’ denim overalls, checkered shirt and perched white ‘sporty’ sun hat.

2001 Guardian 19 Nov. i. 16/2 A perched raptor turned out to be a lizard buzzard, which stayed put long enough for us to admire its plumage.

4. Geology. Designating a block or boulder left resting on a pinnacle or other narrow support by the melting of the ice which carried it there; (also) designating blocks left in such a position by other causes. More generally: having an elevation that is exceptionally high in relation to the immediate locality; esp. (of groundwater) separated from an underlying saturated zone by an intervening unsaturated zone.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [adjective] > perched

perched1863

1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man xv. 294 If the glacier is lowered greatly by melting, these circles of large angular fragments, which are called ‘perched blocks’, are left in a singular situation near the top of a steep hill or pinnacle.

1906 A. C. Veatch et al. in Professional Papers U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 44. 57 There are..a number of more or less limited areas of saturated beds above the main one. These perched ground-water tables are for the most part confined to the moraine.

1923 Water-Supply Papers U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 494. 42 If water poured into the well all drains out the well evidently ends in an unsaturated bed and the overlying ground water is perched.

1956 W. Edwards in D. L. Linton Sheffield i. 8 All the igneous rocks are basaltic... Their clayey tops support ‘perched’ water-tables in parts of the limestone uplands.

1993 Caves & Caving Winter 40/3 The route was bolted as far as a perched boulder..and Spike Bagshaw then free-climbed to the source of the water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perched
释义	† perchedadj.¹ Forms: 1600s pearched, 1800s perched. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < perch v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare perked adj.¹ Obsolete (in later use English regional (northern)). Presumptuous, self-assertive. Cf. perked adj.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > elated with pride elatec1386 vokiea1510 cock-a-hoop1564 perched1600 crest-risen1611 high-crested1611 elated1615 perked1824 1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles A iv Those pearched Cuckoes that laugh at all the world. a1637 B. Jonson Vision of Delight 156 in Wks. (1640) III Nor purple Phesant..with a pearched pride Wave his dis-coloured necke, and purple side. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Peearked, perched, elated, proud. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2021). perchedadj.² Brit. /pəːtʃt/, U.S. /pərtʃt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.¹, -ed suffix¹; perch n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: Partly < perch v.¹ + -ed suffix¹, and partly < perch n.¹ + -ed suffix².In sense 4, probably after French bloc perché (1868 in Littré). †1. Provided with a perch or perches for birds. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [adjective] > when stationary perched1671 wristed1899 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1693 And as an ev'ning Dragon came, Assailant on the perched roosts,..Of tame villatic Fowl. View more context for this quotation †2. Of a coach, wagon, etc.: having a perch (perch n.¹ 1c). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [adjective] > furnished with a perch (of a carriage) perched1794 1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 74 Coaches and phaetons, either perched or crane-necked. 3. Set or seated on a perch; positioned in an elevated or precarious place. Cf. perch v.¹ 5. See also high-perched adj. at high adv. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > of or relating to birds that perch > perched roosted1748 perched1821 the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > set on a high point perching1772 perched1900 1821 T. Odiorne Ethic Strains ii. ii. 33 (heading) Descriptions in which several Beautiful Objects are noticed—A perched Bird, singing; Ascending Vapour; An Eagle circling the Skies. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cxxxiii. 602 ‘And did none of ye see it before?’ cried Ahab, hailing the perched men all around him. 1900 H. James Little Tour in France (new ed.) vi. 62 In the matter of position Amboise is certainly supreme in the list of perched places. 1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 72 A youth in ‘Lee’ denim overalls, checkered shirt and perched white ‘sporty’ sun hat. 2001 Guardian 19 Nov. i. 16/2 A perched raptor turned out to be a lizard buzzard, which stayed put long enough for us to admire its plumage. 4. Geology. Designating a block or boulder left resting on a pinnacle or other narrow support by the melting of the ice which carried it there; (also) designating blocks left in such a position by other causes. More generally: having an elevation that is exceptionally high in relation to the immediate locality; esp. (of groundwater) separated from an underlying saturated zone by an intervening unsaturated zone. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [adjective] > perched perched1863 1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man xv. 294 If the glacier is lowered greatly by melting, these circles of large angular fragments, which are called ‘perched blocks’, are left in a singular situation near the top of a steep hill or pinnacle. 1906 A. C. Veatch et al. in Professional Papers U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 44. 57 There are..a number of more or less limited areas of saturated beds above the main one. These perched ground-water tables are for the most part confined to the moraine. 1923 Water-Supply Papers U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 494. 42 If water poured into the well all drains out the well evidently ends in an unsaturated bed and the overlying ground water is perched. 1956 W. Edwards in D. L. Linton Sheffield i. 8 All the igneous rocks are basaltic... Their clayey tops support ‘perched’ water-tables in parts of the limestone uplands. 1993 Caves & Caving Winter 40/3 The route was bolted as far as a perched boulder..and Spike Bagshaw then free-climbed to the source of the water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1600adj.²1671
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