parch
Esimerkkejä:
He intricately rhymes ... all night long in his druids seedy nightie in a beer-tent black with parchs.
Synonyymisanakirja
parch
kuivata, korventaa, paahtaa, polttaa, kuivattaa.
Rimmaavat sanat
parch rimmaa näiden kanssa:
high tech, hi-tech, sandwich, brunch, kitsch...
Englannin sanakirja
parch (englanti > suomi)
parch englanniksi
puhekieltä To burn the surface of, to scorch.
The sun today could parch cement.
puhekieltä To roast, as dry grain.
Bible, Leviticus xxiii. 14
The patients mouth is parched from fever.''
puhekieltä To make thirsty.
Were parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?''
puhekieltä To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in w:Black peas|parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
puhekieltä To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned.
The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.
The condition of being parched.
1982, (w), Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 64:
puhekieltä kike
Vicar or minister. (abbreviation of Parchedig (Reverend); Rev. is its English equivalent)