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1. Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
   "parched soil";
   - adust [archaic], baked, scorched, sunbaked
    
2. Toasted or roasted slightly
   "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"

1. Make or become dry from exposure to heat
   "The sun parched the earth"

See also: cooked, dry

Type of: dry, dry out

Encyclopedia: Parched