<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31340997</termId><termName>perching</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Rubbing or scraping the flesh side of leather with a hand tool, such as a moon knife, to make it soft and pliable. Distinct from "staking" in that the leather is secured and the tool is moved. It is a gentler operation than staking, and done mainly on furred or woolled skins or delicate ones. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:31:58</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31340998</termId><termName>perched</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31317133</termId><termName>dressing</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31340999</termId><termName>staking</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>