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Definition
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty
- She held his hand tightly and stared ahead as the car swung round a corner and stopped in the street before a prosaic frame house in a small parched lawn.Chapter 3 (92% in)
- They are parched and cramped, the lines of their hands filled with grime; they go to sleep curled in distorted attitudes, heads against the window-panes or propped on rolled coats on seat-arms, and legs thrust into the aisle.Chapter 3 (5% in)
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