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perch
(encz) | perch,bidélko n: Zdeněk Brož |
perch
(encz) | perch,bidlo n: Zdeněk Brož |
perch
(encz) | perch,okoun n: Honza Bětík |
perch
(encz) | perch,sedět v: na bidélku, na větvi Jirka Daněk |
perch
(gcide) | perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
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Perch
(gcide) | Perch \Perch\ (p[~e]rch), 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.
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As chauntecleer among his wives all
Sat on his perche, that was in his hall. --Chaucer.
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Not making his high place the lawless perch
Of winged ambitions. --Tennyson.
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2.
(a) A measure of length containing five and a half yards;
a rod, or pole.
(b) In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th
part of an acre.
(c) In solid measure: A mass 161/2 feet long, 1 foot in
height, and 11/2 feet in breadth, or 243/4 cubic feet
(in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in
measuring stonework.
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3. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring
carriage; a reach.
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Perch
(gcide) | Perch \Perch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perched (p[~e]rcht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Perching.] [F. percher. See Perch a pole.]
To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
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Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak.
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Perch
(gcide) | Perch \Perch\, v. t.
1. To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.
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2. To occupy as a perch. --Milton.
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perch
(gcide) | Sprat \Sprat\ (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin
to G. sprotte.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely
allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called
also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring
of different kinds.
(b) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called
also alfione, and perch.
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Sprat borer (Zool.), the red-throated diver; -- so called
from its fondness for sprats. See Diver.
Sprat loon. (Zool.)
(a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
(b) The red-throated diver. See Diver.
Sprat mew (Zool.), the kittiwake gull.
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perch
(gcide) | Rod \Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See Rood.]
1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender
bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
Specifically:
(a) An instrument of punishment or correction;
figuratively, chastisement.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.
xiii. 24.
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(b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence,
figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
"The rod, and bird of peace." --Shak.
(c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay.
(d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for
sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and
compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion,
etc.; a connecting bar.
(e) An instrument for measuring.
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2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also perch, and pole.
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Black rod. See in the Vocabulary.
Rods and cones (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of
the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are
cylindrical, others somewhat conical.
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perch
(wn) | perch
n 1: support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a
resting place (especially for a bird)
2: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole]
3: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole]
4: an elevated place serving as a seat
5: any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
6: spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
7: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of
the order Perciformes
v 1: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
[syn: perch, roost, rest]
2: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn:
alight, light, perch]
3: cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head" |
PERCH
(bouvier) | PERCH, measure. The length of sixteen feet and a half: a pole or rod of that
length. Forty perches in length and four in breadth make an acre of land.
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perchance
(mass) | perchance
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climbing perch
(encz) | climbing perch, n: |
familial hypercholesterolemia
(encz) | familial hypercholesterolemia, n: |
gutta-percha
(encz) | gutta-percha,druh gumy Zdeněk Brož |
gutta-percha tree
(encz) | gutta-percha tree, n: |
hypercholesteremia
(encz) | hypercholesteremia, n: |
hypercholesterolaemia
(encz) | hypercholesterolaemia,hypercholesterolémie n: Zdeněk Brož |
hypercholesterolemia
(encz) | hypercholesterolemia, n: |
hyperchromic anaemia
(encz) | hyperchromic anaemia, n: |
hyperchromic anemia
(encz) | hyperchromic anemia, n: |
iron perchloride
(encz) | iron perchloride, n: |
ocean perch
(encz) | ocean perch, n: |
perchance
(encz) | perchance,možná [zast.] Zdeněk Brožperchance,náhodou [zast.] Petr Prášekperchance,snad [zast.] Zdeněk Brož |
perched
(encz) | perched,posazený adj: Zdeněk Brožperched,usazený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
percher
(encz) | percher, n: |
perches
(encz) | perches, |
perching bird
(encz) | perching bird, n: |
perchlorate
(encz) | perchlorate,chloristan n: [chem.] Zdeněk Brož |
perchloric acid
(encz) | perchloric acid, n: |
perchloride
(encz) | perchloride, n: |
perchloroethylene
(encz) | perchloroethylene,perchloretylen [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
perchloromethane
(encz) | perchloromethane, n: |
pike perch
(encz) | pike perch, n: |
pike-perch
(encz) | pike-perch, n: |
pikeperch
(encz) | pikeperch, |
rainbow perch
(encz) | rainbow perch, n: |
rainbow seaperch
(encz) | rainbow seaperch, n: |
silver perch
(encz) | silver perch, n: |
supercharge
(encz) | supercharge,přeplňovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožsupercharge,přeplňovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
supercharged
(encz) | supercharged,přeplňoval v: Zdeněk Brožsupercharged,přeplňovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
supercharger
(encz) | supercharger,turbodmychadlo Zdeněk Brož |
surfperch
(encz) | surfperch, n: |
white perch
(encz) | white perch, n: |
yellow perch
(encz) | yellow perch, n: |
hypercholesterolémie
(czen) | hypercholesterolémie,hypercholesterolaemian: Zdeněk Brož |
perchloretylen
(czen) | perchloretylen,perchloroethylene[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
black perch
(gcide) | Sea bass \Sea" bass`\ . (Zool.)
(a) A large marine food fish (Serranus atrarius syn.
Centropristis atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic
coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black
bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and
blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, {black sea
bass}, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch.
(b) A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called
also white sea bass, and sea salmon.
[1913 Webster]perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
[1913 Webster]Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zool.)
An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer
parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and
middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery
gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.
It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture
of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch,
grouper, and flasher.
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Black perch
(gcide) | Sea bass \Sea" bass`\ . (Zool.)
(a) A large marine food fish (Serranus atrarius syn.
Centropristis atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic
coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black
bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and
blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, {black sea
bass}, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch.
(b) A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called
also white sea bass, and sea salmon.
[1913 Webster]perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
[1913 Webster]Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zool.)
An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer
parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and
middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery
gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.
It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture
of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch,
grouper, and flasher.
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black perch
(gcide) | Sea bass \Sea" bass`\ . (Zool.)
(a) A large marine food fish (Serranus atrarius syn.
Centropristis atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic
coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black
bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and
blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, {black sea
bass}, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch.
(b) A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called
also white sea bass, and sea salmon.
[1913 Webster]perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
[1913 Webster]Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zool.)
An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer
parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and
middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery
gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.
It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture
of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch,
grouper, and flasher.
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Blue perch
(gcide) | perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
[1913 Webster]Cunner \Cun"ner\ (k[u^]n"n[~e]r), n. [Cf. Conner.] (Zool.)
(a) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast ({Ctenolabrus
adspersus}); -- called also chogset, burgall, {blue
perch}, and bait stealer. [Written also conner.]
(b) A small shellfish; the limpet or patella.
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blue perch
(gcide) | perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
[1913 Webster]Cunner \Cun"ner\ (k[u^]n"n[~e]r), n. [Cf. Conner.] (Zool.)
(a) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast ({Ctenolabrus
adspersus}); -- called also chogset, burgall, {blue
perch}, and bait stealer. [Written also conner.]
(b) A small shellfish; the limpet or patella.
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Climbing perch
(gcide) | Climbing \Climb"ing\,
p. pr. & vb. n. of Climb.
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Climbing fern. See under Fern.
Climbing perch. (Zool.) See Anabas, and Labyrinthici.
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Coleperch
(gcide) | Coleperch \Cole"perch`\, n. (Zool.)
A kind of small black perch.
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Gray perch
(gcide) | perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
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Gutta-percha
(gcide) | Gutta-percha \Gut"ta-per`cha\, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the
tree from which is it procured.]
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the
Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra Gutta,
syn. Dichopsis Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at
the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains
its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in
water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and
it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The
Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.
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Hyperchiria Io
(gcide) | Io moth \I"o moth`\ (?; 115). (Zool.)
A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having
a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling
the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with
prickly hairs, which sting like nettles.
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Hyperchloric
(gcide) | Hyperchloric \Hy`per*chlo"ric\, a. (Chem.)
See Perchloric.
[1913 Webster]Perchloric \Per*chlo"ric\, a. [Pref. per- + chloric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid
(HClO4), of chlorine; -- called also hyperchloric.
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hyperchloric
(gcide) | Hyperchloric \Hy`per*chlo"ric\, a. (Chem.)
See Perchloric.
[1913 Webster]Perchloric \Per*chlo"ric\, a. [Pref. per- + chloric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid
(HClO4), of chlorine; -- called also hyperchloric.
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Hyperchromatism
(gcide) | Hyperchromatism \Hy`per*chro"ma*tism\, n.
The condition of having an unusual intensity of color.
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Log perch
(gcide) | Log \Log\, n. [Icel. l[=a]g a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie.
See Lie to lie prostrate.]
1. A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing
or sawing.
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2. [Prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. LG. log, lock,
Dan. log, Sw. logg.] (Naut.) An apparatus for measuring
the rate of a ship's motion through the water.
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Note: The common log consists of the log-chip, or logship,
often exclusively called the log, and the log line, the
former being commonly a thin wooden quadrant of five or
six inches radius, loaded with lead on the arc to make
it float with the point up. It is attached to the log
line by cords from each corner. This line is divided
into equal spaces, called knots, each bearing the same
proportion to a mile that half a minute does to an
hour. The line is wound on a reel which is so held as
to let it run off freely. When the log is thrown, the
log-chip is kept by the water from being drawn forward,
and the speed of the ship is shown by the number of
knots run out in half a minute. There are improved
logs, consisting of a piece of mechanism which, being
towed astern, shows the distance actually gone through
by the ship, by means of the revolutions of a fly,
which are registered on a dial plate.
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3. Hence: The record of the rate of speed of a ship or
airplane, and of the course of its progress for the
duration of a voyage; also, the full nautical record of a
ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.
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4. Hence, generally: A record and tabulated statement of the
person(s) operating, operations performed, resources
consumed, and the work done by any machine, device, or
system.
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5. (Mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting
rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
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6. (computers) A record of activities performed within a
program, or changes in a database or file on a computer,
and typically kept as a file in the computer.
[PJC]
Log board (Naut.), a board consisting of two parts shutting
together like a book, with columns in which are entered
the direction of the wind, course of the ship, etc.,
during each hour of the day and night. These entries are
transferred to the log book. A folding slate is now used
instead.
Log book, or Logbook (Naut.),
(a) a book in which is entered the daily progress of a
ship at sea, as indicated by the log, with notes on
the weather and incidents of the voyage; the contents
of the log board.
(b) a book in which a log[4] is recorded.
Log cabin, Log house, a cabin or house made of logs.
Log canoe, a canoe made by shaping and hollowing out a
single log; a dugout canoe.
Log glass (Naut.), a small sandglass used to time the
running out of the log line.
Log line (Naut.), a line or cord about a hundred and fifty
fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. See Note under 2d
Log, n., 2.
Log perch (Zool.), an ethiostomoid fish, or darter
(Percina caprodes); -- called also hogfish and
rockfish.
Log reel (Naut.), the reel on which the log line is wound.
Log slate. (Naut.) See Log board (above).
Rough log (Naut.), a first draught of a record of the
cruise or voyage.
Smooth log (Naut.), a clean copy of the rough log. In the
case of naval vessels this copy is forwarded to the proper
officer of the government.
To heave the log (Naut.), to cast the log-chip into the
water; also, the whole process of ascertaining a vessel's
speed by the log.
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mercury perchloride
(gcide) | mercury bichloride \mercury bichloride\ n.
the compound (HgCl2) consisting of two atoms of chlorine
united with one atom of mercury. Also called {bichloride of
mercury}, mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate, and
mercury perchloride. It is used as "a topical antiseptic
and disinfectant for inanimate objects". --Stedman's 25th
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Overperch
(gcide) | Overperch \O`ver*perch"\, v. t.
To perch upon; to fly over. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Perch
(gcide) | perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
[1913 Webster]Perch \Perch\ (p[~e]rch), 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.
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As chauntecleer among his wives all
Sat on his perche, that was in his hall. --Chaucer.
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Not making his high place the lawless perch
Of winged ambitions. --Tennyson.
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2.
(a) A measure of length containing five and a half yards;
a rod, or pole.
(b) In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th
part of an acre.
(c) In solid measure: A mass 161/2 feet long, 1 foot in
height, and 11/2 feet in breadth, or 243/4 cubic feet
(in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in
measuring stonework.
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3. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring
carriage; a reach.
[1913 Webster]Perch \Perch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perched (p[~e]rcht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Perching.] [F. percher. See Perch a pole.]
To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
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Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Perch \Perch\, v. t.
1. To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.
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2. To occupy as a perch. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Sprat \Sprat\ (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin
to G. sprotte.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely
allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called
also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring
of different kinds.
(b) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called
also alfione, and perch.
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Sprat borer (Zool.), the red-throated diver; -- so called
from its fondness for sprats. See Diver.
Sprat loon. (Zool.)
(a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
(b) The red-throated diver. See Diver.
Sprat mew (Zool.), the kittiwake gull.
[1913 Webster]Rod \Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See Rood.]
1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender
bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
Specifically:
(a) An instrument of punishment or correction;
figuratively, chastisement.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.
xiii. 24.
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(b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence,
figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
"The rod, and bird of peace." --Shak.
(c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay.
(d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for
sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and
compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion,
etc.; a connecting bar.
(e) An instrument for measuring.
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2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also perch, and pole.
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Black rod. See in the Vocabulary.
Rods and cones (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of
the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are
cylindrical, others somewhat conical.
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Perch pest
(gcide) | perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
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Perchance
(gcide) | Perchance \Per*chance"\ (p[~e]r*ch[.a]ns"), adv. [F. par by (L.
per) + chance. See Par, and Chance.]
By chance; perhaps; peradventure.
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Perchant
(gcide) | Perchant \Perch"ant\, n. [F.]
A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by
its fluttering.
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Perched
(gcide) | Perch \Perch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perched (p[~e]rcht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Perching.] [F. percher. See Perch a pole.]
To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
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Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak.
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Percher
(gcide) | Percher \Perch"er\, n. [From Perch, v. i.]
1. One who, or that which, perches. --J. Burroughs.
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2. One of the Insessores.
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3. [From Perch a pole.] A Paris candle anciently used in
England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the
altar. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Percheron
(gcide) | Percheron \Per"che*ron\, n. [F.]
One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an
old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman.
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Percheron-Norman
(gcide) | Percheron \Per"che*ron\, n. [F.]
One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an
old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman.
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Perching
(gcide) | Perch \Perch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perched (p[~e]rcht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Perching.] [F. percher. See Perch a pole.]
To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
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Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak.
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