perching

Etymology 1

From perch.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of perch

noun

1. The act of something that perches.
   When we take a general view of the wonderful stream of our consciousness, what strikes us first is the different pace of its parts. Like a bird's life, it seems to made of an alternation of flights and perchings. 1892, William James, The Stream of Consciousness

Etymology 2

From perch (“a rack over which cloth is suspended for inspection”).

noun

1. (textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.