Parch
Pronunciation : Parch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See Pierce.]
Definition : 1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. Lev. xxiii. 14.
2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. The ground below is parched. Dryden.
t. [imp. & p. p. Parched; p. pr. & vb. n. Parching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Parch
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913