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Scorch :: Scorch (v. i.) To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.

Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated a die Incarnationis, i. e., from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief, under Brief..

Tympan :: Tympan (n.) A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed..

Charta :: Charta (n.) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper..

Torrid :: Torrid (a.) Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching.

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..

Roll :: Roll (v.) A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll..

Parchesi :: Parchesi (n.) A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India..

Parching :: Parching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parc.

Palimpsest :: Palimpsest (n.) A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second..

Arid :: Arid (a.) Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

Forel :: Forel (n.) A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.

Nocake :: Nocake (n.) Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians..

Pell :: Pell (n.) A roll of parchment; a parchment record.

Parchment :: Parchment (n.) The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp..

Scroll :: Scroll (n.) A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.

Toparchies :: Toparchies (pl. ) of Toparch.

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..

Dioptra :: Dioptra (n.) An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc..

Deed Poll :: Deed poll () A deed of one part, or executed by only one party, and distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the parchment or paper cut even, or polled as it was anciently termed, instead of being indented..

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