Both Uses of
parched
in
War and Peace
- With compressed and parched lips and dry fixed eyes, she sat at the window, uneasily watching the people who drove past and hurriedly glancing round at anyone who entered the room.†
Chpt 8
- The cattle lowed from hunger, finding no food on the sun-parched meadows.†
Chpt 10 *
Definition:
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(parched) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty