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Parch (pärch), 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.”
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Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. Lev. xxiii. 14.
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2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, “the mouth is parched from fever”.
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The ground below is parched. Dryden.
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