What is to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak called?
parch — To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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