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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Nocake :: Nocake (n.) Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians..
Parchment :: Parchment (n.) The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp..
Forrill :: Forrill (n.) Lambskin parchment; vellum; forel.
Parched :: Parched (imp. & p. p.) of Parc.
Colloid :: Colloid (n.) A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid..
Etching :: Etching (v. t.) An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate..
Fiery :: Fiery (a.) heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish..
Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
Chartaceous :: Chartaceous (a.) Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.
Chick-pea :: Chick-pea (n.) Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts..
Parchment :: Parchment (n.) The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum..
Charta :: Charta (n.) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper..
Rokee :: Rokee (n.) Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage..
Panel :: Panel (n.) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury..
Papyrine :: Papyrine (n.) Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid..
Membraniform :: Membraniform (a.) Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.
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..
Forel :: Forel (n.) A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.
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..
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..
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