- parch
- verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to toast under dry heat 2. to shrivel with heat 3. to dry or shrivel with cold intransitive verb to become dry or scorched
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Parch — (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See {Pierce}.] 1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parch — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż IIb, D. u || a {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} grzybica skórna występująca u ludzi i zwierząt, wywoływana przez różne gatunki grzybów, powodująca szorstkość, łamliwość i wypadanie… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
Parch — Parch, v. i. To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. Parch in Afric sun. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parch — [pärch] vt. [ME perchen < ?] 1. to expose (corn, peas, etc.) to great heat so as to dry or roast slightly 2. to dry up with heat; make hot and dry 3. to make very thirsty 4. to dry up and shrivel with cold vi. to become very dry, hot, thirsty … English World dictionary
parch — index burn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
parch — [pa:tʃ US pa:rtʃ] v [T] if the sun or wind parches something, it makes it very dry … Dictionary of contemporary English
parch — [ partʃ ] verb transitive if hot weather parches the ground, it makes it extremely dry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parch — (v.) mid 13c., possibly from M.E. perchen, variant of perishen to perish (see PERISH (Cf. perish)). Related: Parched; parching … Etymology dictionary
parch — *dry, desiccate, dehydrate, bake Analogous words: sear, scorch, char, *burn: shrivel, wizen, *wither … New Dictionary of Synonyms
parch — [v] dry, burn blister, brown, dehydrate, desiccate, dry up, evaporate, exsiccate, make thirsty, scorch, sear, shrivel, stale, wither; concepts 249,255 Ant. dampen, moisten, wet … New thesaurus
parch — ► VERB 1) make dry through intense heat. 2) (parched) informal extremely thirsty. 3) roast (corn, peas, etc.) lightly. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
