Definitions

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  • adjective obsolete Dried up; withered by heat.

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  • adjective obsolete Dried up; withered by heat.
  • adjective Not parched.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ parched. In the obsolete sense, un- functions as an intensifier.

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Examples

  • The unparched grain was pounded for meal to make mä'nakapa; but although good, we did not think the mush made from soft white meal was as good as that from the hard white corn meal.

    Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden 1917

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