† unparchingadj.
Obsolete.
That does not parch; not parching.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [adjective] > slightly wetting
danking?a1400
undrying?1541
damping1607
humecting1612
unparching1648
dampening1814
1648 J. Beaumont Psyche vi. ccix. 90/2 All Flowres..did move Towards those ocular Sphears, from whence did rise Milde and unparching Beams.
1790 R. Fenton Poems II. 164 The charm of birds, the morn that flings Unparching freshness from her wings.
1818 H. H. Milman Samor xi. 237 Th' unconsuming fire Innoxious rang'd th' unparching edifice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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