In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PARCHING
Adjective
parching (comparative more parching, superlative most parching)
Capable of causing something to parch.
(of thirst) Extreme.
Verb
parching
present participle of parch
Noun
parching (plural parchings)
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
Source: Wiktionary
Parch"ing, a.
Definition: Scorching; burning; drying. "Summer's parching heat." Shak.
– Parch"ing*ly, adv.
PARCH
Parch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parched; p. pr. & vb. n. Parching.] Etym: [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See Pierce.]
1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. Lev. xxiii. 14.
2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. The ground below is parched. Dryden.
Parch, v. i.
Definition: To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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