<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">staking</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>perching</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>dressing</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>staked</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Drawing a piece of leather or rawhide over a stationary rigid edge, either by hand or by machine, to soften it and render it more pliaable. Distinct from "perching" in that the leather moves and the tool is stationary. ]]></note></mads>