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
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, Though a percher by day, roosts on the ground.
From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert
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
Though a percher by day, roosts on the ground.
From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Morley, Henry
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