noun
Meaning 1
The act of something that perches.
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Standard Lemma guide
perching
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noun
Meaning 2
Inspection of cloth before finishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of perch
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
From perch.
From perch (“a rack over which cloth is suspended for inspection”).
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