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One who, or that which, perches.

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  1. v. i. One who, or that which, perches.
  2. v. i. One of the Insessores.
  3. v. i. A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the altar.
  4. n. a person situated on a perch
  5. 1. One who, or that which, perches. J. Burroughs. 2. One of the Insessores. 3. Etym: [From Perch a pole.] A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the altar. [Obs.] Bailey.
  6. A Paris candle anciently used in England; also, a large waxcandle formerly set upon the altar. [Obs.] Bailey.
  7. n. a person situated on a perch