What does "parch" mean?
Parch: 2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. The ground below is parched. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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