Definition of parch

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Parch (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..

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Etching :: Etching (v. t.) An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate..
Coriaceous :: Coriaceous (a.) Stiff, like leather or parchment..
Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
Phylactery :: Phylactery (n.) A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer..
Record :: Record (v. t.) To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events..
Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..
Pergamentaceous :: Pergamentaceous (a.) Like parchment.
Torridness :: Torridness (n.) The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
Chartaceous :: Chartaceous (a.) Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.
Pachisi :: Pachisi (n.) Alt. of Parches.
Membraniform :: Membraniform (a.) Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.
Paparchy :: Paparchy (n.) Government by a pope; papal rule.
Drumhead :: Drumhead (n.) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
Toparch :: Toparch (n.) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.
Parchesi :: Parchesi (n.) See Pachisi.
Simoon :: Simoon (n.) A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains..
Charta :: Charta (n.) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper..
Escroll :: Escroll (n.) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock..
Parching :: Parching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parc.
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