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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Forrill :: Forrill (n.) Lambskin parchment; vellum; forel.
Eparchy :: Eparchy (n.) A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese..
Nocake :: Nocake (n.) Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians..
Paparchy :: Paparchy (n.) Government by a pope; papal rule.
Torrefy :: Torrefy (v. t.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired..
Parch :: Parch (v. i.) To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
Parching :: Parching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parc.
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..
Arid :: Arid (a.) Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.
Label :: Label (n.) A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package..
Fiery :: Fiery (a.) heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish..
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..
Etching :: Etching (v. t.) An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate..
Follower :: Follower (n.) Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed..
Torridness :: Torridness (n.) The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
Scorch :: Scorch (v. t.) To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen..
Pergamentaceous :: Pergamentaceous (a.) Like parchment.
Scroll :: Scroll (n.) A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
Charta :: Charta (n.) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper..
Roast :: Roast (v. t.) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts..
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