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(prch), 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. スポンサード リンク
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