01 v. t. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
imp. & p. p.
Parched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Parching
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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.
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To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.“The ground below is parched.” — Dryden.