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Search phrase: perch

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Measure for MeasureMM II.i.4.1Their perch and not their terror.Their pearch, and not their terror.
PericlesPer Chorus.III.15By many a dern and painful perchBy many a dearne and painefull pearch
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.70That wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.That Wrens make prey, where Eagles dare not pearch.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.22May on our bridehouse perch or sing,May on our Bridehouse pearch or sing,

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perchmeasure of land [c.5.5 yards / c.5 m]; distance
unroosteddislodged from a position, driven from a perch

Thesaurus

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driven from a perchunroosted
perch, driven from aunroosted

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