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• Perch (unit of measure) — A perch is as a unit of measurement used for length, area, and volume in a number of different systems of measurement. Its name derives from the Ancient Roman unit, the pertica .OriginThe word perch is from the French perche, derived from the… …   Wikipedia

• perch — perch1 noun 1》 a thing on which a bird alights or roosts. 2》 a high or narrow seat or resting place. verb 1》 alight, sit, or rest on a perch. 2》 (be perched) (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something. 3》 (perch someone/thing… …   English new terms dictionary

• perch — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a usu. horizontal bar, branch, etc. used by a bird to rest on. 2 a usu. high or precarious place for a person or thing to rest on. 3 a measure of length, esp. for land, of 51/2 yards (see also ROD, POLE). v.intr. & tr. (usu. foll …   Useful english dictionary

• perch — perch1 [pʉrch] n. pl. perch or perches [ME perche < OFr < L perca < Gr perkē < IE base * perk̑ , speckled, colorful > Ger farbe, color, OE forn, trout] 1. any of a family (Percidae) of small, spiny finned, freshwater, percoid food… …   English World dictionary

• Perch — Perch, n. [F. perche, L. pertica.] 1. A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat. [1913 Webster] As chauntecleer among his wives all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• perch —    1. an alternate name for the rod1 (16.5 feet or 5.0292 meters), introduced in the twelfth century by the Norman conquerors of England. The word perch (perche in French: see below) comes from the Latin pertica (pole). The Romans also had a… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• perch — perch1 perchable, adj. /perrch/, n. 1. a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds. 2. any place or object, as a sill, fence, branch, or twig, for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon. 3. a high or elevated… …   Universalium

• Perch Lake Township, Carlton County, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Perch Lake Township, Minnesota settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Minnesota… …   Wikipedia

• perch — I. /pɜtʃ / (say perch) noun 1. a pole or rod usually fixed horizontally to serve as a roost for birds. 2. any thing or place serving for a bird, or for anything else, to alight or rest upon. 3. an elevated position or station. 4. a small elevated …  

• perch — {{11}}perch (n.1) where a bird rests, late 13c., a pole, rod, stick, stake, from O.Fr. perche unit of linear measurement (5.5 yards), also measuring rod, pole, bar used to measure this length (13c.), from L. pertica pole, long staff, measuring… …   Etymology dictionary

• perch — I [[t]pɜrtʃ[/t]] n. 1) a pole or rod, serving as a roost for birds 2) any place or object for a bird, animal, or person to alight or rest upon 3) a high or elevated position, resting place, or the like 4) trs a small, elevated seat for the driver …   From formal English to slang