Meaning of PARCH
| Pronunciation: | | pârch
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| | Definition: | | [v] cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" |
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| | Synonyms: | | scorch, sear |
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| | See Also: | | dry, dry out | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Parch\ (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a
piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier,
F. percer. See {Pierce}.]
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.
\Parch\, v. i.
To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
``Parch in Afric sun.'' --Shak.
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