Parch

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.

II. Parch ·vt To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.

III. Parch ·vt To burn the surface of; to Scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.