perkedadj.1
/pəːkt/, U.S. /pərkt/ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > elated with pride
elatec1386
vokiea1510
cock-a-hoop1564
perched1600
crest-risen1611
high-crested1611
elated1615
perked1824
1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ 98 Peark'd, perched.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Peearked, perched, elated, proud.
2. Erect, raised up; attentive. Cf. perked-up adj. 2.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > upright or erect posture > [adjective] > set
upset1658
aprick1856
perked1866
1866 T. Edmondston Etymol. Gloss. Shetland & Orkney Dial. Pierkit.
1875 T. T. Stoddart Poems of Seasons 95 The pranksome squirrel, With perk'd ear giving audience To the warbling of the merle!
1895 G. Meredith in Scribner's Mag. Feb. 245 [It] fixed him in a perked attitude of inquiry that exhausted interrogatives.
1975 F. Exley Pages from Cold Island xiii. 233 If there was a name that inspired..more perked ears..than the name of Norman, it was the name of Kennedy.
1999 Plain Dealer (Ohio) 6 Oct. (Sports section) 2 d His view of the Indians-Red Sox series deserves a perked ear.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
perkedadj.2
/pəːkt/, U.S. /pərkt/ Of coffee: percolated.
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the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [adjective] > percolated coffee
perked1925
1925 Hayward (Calif.) Rev. 7 Nov. 4/2 Cakes..and electric perked coffee made up the sumptuous repast.
1952 G. W. Brace Spire (1953) xx. 202 I decided the perked stuff was too thin.
2003 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 30 Oct. f4 Coffee can irritate the stomach and the bowel, especially if it is more concentrated in caffeine (perked coffee).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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