Definitions for: Parch


[v] cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: scorch, sear

See Also: dry, dry out

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