[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

perch \perch\, v. i. imp.  p. p. perched p~ercht; p. pr.
    vb. n. perching. f. percher. see perch a pole.
   to alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
   1913 webster

         wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
perched perching perch 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

perched
     adj : especially of ears quickly lifted up or out in attention;
           `perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" syn: perked,
            perked up
see also:
perked perked up 

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