Etymology
Origin of percher
Example Sentences
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Catherine, dressed in a bottle-green and percher hat, presented the traditional sprigs of shamrock to officers, guardsmen and mascot Seamus, the Irish wolfhound, at the regiment's annual parade at Wellington Barracks.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025
You do often get fascinators that are like little percher hats, but basically a fascinator has a smaller base, doesn’t have a brim, and tends to have bigger decorations than a hat.
From Slate • May 15, 2018
Though a percher by day, roosts on the ground.
From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Morley, Henry
However, she soon gave over these attempts at intimidation, perched beside the percher, and again put something into his maw.
From The Foot-path Way by Torrey, Bradford
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, Though a percher by day, roosts on the ground.
From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert
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