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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Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..
Parching :: Parching (a.) Scorching; burning; drying.
Docket :: Docket (n.) A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest..
Thirsty :: Thirsty (n.) Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
Rokee :: Rokee (n.) Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; -- called also yokeage..
Nocake :: Nocake (n.) Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians..
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..
Pachisi :: Pachisi (n.) Alt. of Parches.
Pinole :: Pinole (n.) Parched maize, ground, and mixed with sugar, etc. Mixed with water, it makes a nutritious beverage..
Pell :: Pell (n.) A roll of parchment; a parchment record.
Mezuzoth :: Mezuzoth (n.) A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; -- in use among orthodox Hebrews.
Chirograph :: Chirograph (n.) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party..
Toparchies :: Toparchies (pl. ) of Toparch.
Arid :: Arid (a.) Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.
Drumhead :: Drumhead (n.) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
Torridness :: Torridness (n.) The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
Membraniform :: Membraniform (a.) Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.
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..
Parchesi :: Parchesi (n.) A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India..
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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