parch
11parch — ► VERB 1) make dry through intense heat. 2) (parched) informal extremely thirsty. 3) roast (corn, peas, etc.) lightly. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
12parch — hip·parch; parch·ment; parch·ment·ed; parch·ment·ize; parch·menty; parch; parch·ing·ly; …
13parch — verb a) To burn the surface of, to scorch. The sun today could parch cement. b) To roast, as dry grain. We used grandmas skillet to parch corn …
14parch — m III, D. u a. a; lm M. y 1. często w lm, pot. «choroba skórna z grupy grzybic, występująca u ludzi i zwierząt» 2. bot. roln. «choroba różnych roślin, wywoływana przez pasożytnicze grzyby lub chorobotwórcze promieniowce, objawiająca się różnego… …
15parch — UK [pɑː(r)tʃ] / US [pɑrtʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms parch : present tense I/you/we/they parch he/she/it parches present participle parching past tense parched past participle parched if hot weather parches the ground, it makes it extremely… …
16Parch — *1. A Parch1 mit gekräuselte Huur (Haar). (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) 1) Ein grindiger Mensch. Von Leuten gebraucht, die sich auf ein eingebildetes Verdienst viel zugute thun; gleichsam ein mit Grind Behafteter, der sich etwa einbildet, schönes… …
17parch´ment|like´ — parch|ment «PAHRCH muhnt», noun. 1. the skin of sheep, goats or other animals, prepared for use as a writing material. 2. a manuscript or document written on parchment: »a parchment with the seal of Caesar (Shakespeare). 3. paper that looks like… …
18parch|ment — «PAHRCH muhnt», noun. 1. the skin of sheep, goats or other animals, prepared for use as a writing material. 2. a manuscript or document written on parchment: »a parchment with the seal of Caesar (Shakespeare). 3. paper that looks like parchment,… …
19parch|ed|ness — «PAHR chihd nihs», noun. parched condition or quality …
20parch|ment|y — «PAHRCH muhn tee», adjective. like parchment: »The lees of the strand traversed, with its trash, parchmenty paper, bottles, bags, and beer tins (New Yorker) …
