perchingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpərtʃɪŋ/

Forms: late Middle English perchyng, 1500s pearching, 1600s– perching, 1800s peearchin' (English regional (northern)).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < perch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.In quot. 1483 (referring to the provision of navigational perches) perhaps < perch n.¹ (compare sense 1d at that entry) + -ing suffix¹.

The action of perch v.¹ (now chiefly in sense 2); an instance of this. Also: (in quot. 1818) a place in which to perch. Frequently attributive, as perching bough, perching place, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > shipping dues > [noun]

lastinglOE

lastage1205

anchorage1405

strandage1419

plankage1424

quayage1440

lowage1457

measurage1460

perch money1466

perching1483

keel-toll?1499

wharf-gelt1505

sand-gelt1527

wharfage1535

soundage1562

towage1562

groundage1567

bankage1587

rowage1589

shore-silver1589

pilotage1591

dayage1592

ballastage1594

rivage1598

pieragec1599

shore-mail1603

lightage1606

shorage1611

port charge1638

light money1663

port due1663

water-bailage1669

mensuragea1676

mooragea1676

keelage1679

shore-due1692

harbour-due1718

lockage1722

magazinage1736

jettage?1737

light duty1752

tide-duty1769

port duty1776

dockage1788

light due1793

canalage1812

posting-dues1838

warpage1863

winch1864

postage1868

flag-dues1892

berthage1893

shore-levy-

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > a high position > for occupying

perch1526

perching1818

1483 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 364 All manner of men that occupieth shippes..shall pay to the Watyr-bailliff, for his perchyng, ii. d of silver, as oft tymes as thei comyth yn and out.

1594 T. Lodge Wounds Ciuill War iv. i. p. xviii The frolicke citizens of forrest lung Their layes and merrie notes on pearching boughes.

1685 T. Ellwood Rogero-Mastir 8 His Pursy Muse was often out of Wind, And glad when she a perching place could find.

a1748 T. Brerewood Galfred & Juetta (1772) i. 14 On perching Stand the Parrot sate.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 28 Pluck down A vulture from his towery perching.

1892 S. Barber Beneath Helvellyn's Shade 46 The ‘perching’ of boulders by the agency of ice in the glacial period.

1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality viii. 187 Like a bird's life, it consists of an alternation of flights and perchings.

1984 R. M. Pyle Audubon Soc. Handbk. for Butterfly Watchers v. 53 So station yourself near likely spots for nectaring, basking, or perching, and await the arrival of butterflies.

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

perchingn.²

Brit.

/ˈpəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpərtʃɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s perchinge, 1800s– perching.

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

Etymology: Originally < perch n.¹ (compare sense 7) + -ing suffix¹; in later use partly also < perch v.¹ (compare sense 7 at that entry) + -ing suffix¹.

Now rare.

1. The examination of cloth for defects. Cf. perch n.¹ 7a, perch v.¹ 7a. Also attributive, as perching room.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > examining cloth for faults > place for

perching room1889

1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 22 Certen Milles called Gigge Milles, for the perchinge and burlinge of Clothe, by reason whereof the true Draperie of this realme ys wonderfully empayred.

1876 W. Cudworth Round about Bradford 356 After cloth is woven there is still much to be done..it still requiring..‘fettling’, and ‘perching’..to rectify any mistakes in weaving.

1889 Women's Union Jrnl. 15 Nov. 87 Having their work carried to the perching room.

1944 Econ. Hist. Rev. 14 46 We read elsewhere of cloth being ‘drawn on the perch’ and the process itself is sometimes called ‘perching’.

2. Tanning. The process of softening leather while it is fixed to a perch. Cf. perch n.¹ 7b. Also attributive, as perching room, perching machine.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > softening hides

perching1897

mulling1931

1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 361 There are..above the perching room.., two large logwood tanks.

1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 362 12 Slocomb perching machines. These perching machines take the place of hand work.

1903 H. R. Procter Princ. Leather Manuf. 188 ‘Perching’..[consists] in fixing the skins on a horizontal pole (the ‘perch’), and working them with..a tool formed somewhat like a small shovel with a semicircular blade.

1963 J. H. Sharphouse Leatherworker's Handbk. xxvi. 157 Perching is a variation of this action [sc. hand staking].

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

† perchingn.³

Forms: 1500s pearching.

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

Etymology: < perch v.² + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later perching adj.¹

Obsolete. rare.

The action of setting something up; raising.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun]

tiffing?c1225

hightinga1387

prickinga1425

perching?1578

pranking1580

primpingc1590

sprunkinga1685

prinking1687

smugging1736

titivation1805

beautifying1836

prink1869

dolling1906

makeover1966

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 70 More, fayr eeuen & fresh holly treez for pearching & proyning set within.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† perchingadj.¹

Forms: see perch v.² and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < perch v.² + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier perching n.³

Obsolete.

Raised up; obtrusive; excessive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective]

crousea1400

crank1499

cockish1551

forward1561

forthyc1565

forthputting?1577

perching1579

perk1579

perking?1584

officious1596

pratchant1596

putting-forth1621

obtrusive1652

petulcous1661

pushing1682

coxy1728

cocky1768

bumptious1801

furthy1808

upsetting1817

perky1820

self-asserting1821

protrusive1841

self-assertive1849

aggressive1855

self-assertory1867

perkisha1870

pushful1871

pushy1874

forritsome1894

chesty1900

1579 A. Munday Mirrour Mutabilitie ii. sig. L^v Now perching pride had quickly strook the stroke Gainst verteous life wherof I had no awe.

1598 Herrings Tayle D j b His pearching hornes are ream'd a yard beyond assise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

perchingadj.²

Brit.

/ˈpəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpərtʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < perch v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare earlier perching n.¹

Of a bird: that perches; (spec. in Ornithology) designating birds of the order Passeriformes; passerine.

ΘΚΠ

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

perching1772

perched1900

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

roosting1685

perching1825

insessorial1837

picarian1876

1772 S. Whyte Shamrock 374 A Quiver full of Arrows; Which, in wanton childish Play, He idly shot at perching Sparrows.

1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. viii. 5 The perching eagle oft was heard to cry.

1825 N. A. Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 405 I wish..to designate this order by the title of Insessores or Perching Birds.

1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iii. 35 The whole series of British Passeres or perching birds.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. 1i. 23 Swallows are perching birds (Passeres); swifts come near goatsuckers.

1965 J. Kosinski Painted Bird (1972) v. 49 Through the gauzy curtain of foliage we were noticed by perching flocks of birds who became frightened and would soar away with beating wings.

1993 Sci. News 1 May 275/1 The foot of Archaeopteryx resembles that of the perching bowerbird.

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

n.¹1483

n.²1552

n.³?1578

adj.¹1579

adj.²1772

单词	perching
释义	perchingn.¹ Brit. /ˈpəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpərtʃɪŋ/ Forms: late Middle English perchyng, 1500s pearching, 1600s– perching, 1800s peearchin' (English regional (northern)). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < perch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.In quot. 1483 (referring to the provision of navigational perches) perhaps < perch n.¹ (compare sense 1d at that entry) + -ing suffix¹. The action of perch v.¹ (now chiefly in sense 2); an instance of this. Also: (in quot. 1818) a place in which to perch. Frequently attributive, as perching bough, perching place, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > shipping dues > [noun] lastinglOE lastage1205 anchorage1405 strandage1419 plankage1424 quayage1440 lowage1457 measurage1460 perch money1466 perching1483 keel-toll?1499 wharf-gelt1505 sand-gelt1527 wharfage1535 soundage1562 towage1562 groundage1567 bankage1587 rowage1589 shore-silver1589 pilotage1591 dayage1592 ballastage1594 rivage1598 pieragec1599 shore-mail1603 lightage1606 shorage1611 port charge1638 light money1663 port due1663 water-bailage1669 mensuragea1676 mooragea1676 keelage1679 shore-due1692 harbour-due1718 lockage1722 magazinage1736 jettage?1737 light duty1752 tide-duty1769 port duty1776 dockage1788 light due1793 canalage1812 posting-dues1838 warpage1863 winch1864 postage1868 flag-dues1892 berthage1893 shore-levy- the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > a high position > for occupying perch1526 perching1818 1483 in J. T. Gilbert Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 364 All manner of men that occupieth shippes..shall pay to the Watyr-bailliff, for his perchyng, ii. d of silver, as oft tymes as thei comyth yn and out. 1594 T. Lodge Wounds Ciuill War iv. i. p. xviii The frolicke citizens of forrest lung Their layes and merrie notes on pearching boughes. 1685 T. Ellwood Rogero-Mastir 8 His Pursy Muse was often out of Wind, And glad when she a perching place could find. a1748 T. Brerewood Galfred & Juetta (1772) i. 14 On perching Stand the Parrot sate. 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 28 Pluck down A vulture from his towery perching. 1892 S. Barber Beneath Helvellyn's Shade 46 The ‘perching’ of boulders by the agency of ice in the glacial period. 1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality viii. 187 Like a bird's life, it consists of an alternation of flights and perchings. 1984 R. M. Pyle Audubon Soc. Handbk. for Butterfly Watchers v. 53 So station yourself near likely spots for nectaring, basking, or perching, and await the arrival of butterflies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). perchingn.² Brit. /ˈpəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpərtʃɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s perchinge, 1800s– perching. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch n.¹, -ing suffix¹; perch v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < perch n.¹ (compare sense 7) + -ing suffix¹; in later use partly also < perch v.¹ (compare sense 7 at that entry) + -ing suffix¹. Now rare. 1. The examination of cloth for defects. Cf. perch n.¹ 7a, perch v.¹ 7a. Also attributive, as perching room. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > examining cloth for faults > place for perching room1889 1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 22 Certen Milles called Gigge Milles, for the perchinge and burlinge of Clothe, by reason whereof the true Draperie of this realme ys wonderfully empayred. 1876 W. Cudworth Round about Bradford 356 After cloth is woven there is still much to be done..it still requiring..‘fettling’, and ‘perching’..to rectify any mistakes in weaving. 1889 Women's Union Jrnl. 15 Nov. 87 Having their work carried to the perching room. 1944 Econ. Hist. Rev. 14 46 We read elsewhere of cloth being ‘drawn on the perch’ and the process itself is sometimes called ‘perching’. 2. Tanning. The process of softening leather while it is fixed to a perch. Cf. perch n.¹ 7b. Also attributive, as perching room, perching machine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > softening hides perching1897 mulling1931 1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 361 There are..above the perching room.., two large logwood tanks. 1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 362 12 Slocomb perching machines. These perching machines take the place of hand work. 1903 H. R. Procter Princ. Leather Manuf. 188 ‘Perching’..[consists] in fixing the skins on a horizontal pole (the ‘perch’), and working them with..a tool formed somewhat like a small shovel with a semicircular blade. 1963 J. H. Sharphouse Leatherworker's Handbk. xxvi. 157 Perching is a variation of this action [sc. hand staking]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † perchingn.³ Forms: 1500s pearching. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < perch v.² + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later perching adj.¹ Obsolete. rare. The action of setting something up; raising. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] tiffing?c1225 hightinga1387 prickinga1425 perching?1578 pranking1580 primpingc1590 sprunkinga1685 prinking1687 smugging1736 titivation1805 beautifying1836 prink1869 dolling1906 makeover1966 ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 70 More, fayr eeuen & fresh holly treez for pearching & proyning set within. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † perchingadj.¹ Forms: see perch v.² and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < perch v.² + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier perching n.³ Obsolete. Raised up; obtrusive; excessive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective] crousea1400 crank1499 cockish1551 forward1561 forthyc1565 forthputting?1577 perching1579 perk1579 perking?1584 officious1596 pratchant1596 putting-forth1621 obtrusive1652 petulcous1661 pushing1682 coxy1728 cocky1768 bumptious1801 furthy1808 upsetting1817 perky1820 self-asserting1821 protrusive1841 self-assertive1849 aggressive1855 self-assertory1867 perkisha1870 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 chesty1900 1579 A. Munday Mirrour Mutabilitie ii. sig. L^v Now perching pride had quickly strook the stroke Gainst verteous life wherof I had no awe. 1598 Herrings Tayle D j b His pearching hornes are ream'd a yard beyond assise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018). perchingadj.² Brit. /ˈpəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpərtʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perch v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < perch v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare earlier perching n.¹ Of a bird: that perches; (spec. in Ornithology) designating birds of the order Passeriformes; passerine. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > set on a high point perching1772 perched1900 the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > of or relating to birds that perch roosting1685 perching1825 insessorial1837 picarian1876 1772 S. Whyte Shamrock 374 A Quiver full of Arrows; Which, in wanton childish Play, He idly shot at perching Sparrows. 1774 J. Beattie Minstrel: 2nd Bk. viii. 5 The perching eagle oft was heard to cry. 1825 N. A. Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. 14 405 I wish..to designate this order by the title of Insessores or Perching Birds. 1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life iii. 35 The whole series of British Passeres or perching birds. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. 1i. 23 Swallows are perching birds (Passeres); swifts come near goatsuckers. 1965 J. Kosinski Painted Bird (1972) v. 49 Through the gauzy curtain of foliage we were noticed by perching flocks of birds who became frightened and would soar away with beating wings. 1993 Sci. News 1 May 275/1 The foot of Archaeopteryx resembles that of the perching bowerbird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹1483n.²1552n.³?1578adj.¹1579adj.²1772
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