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Dioptra :: Dioptra (n.) An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc..

Arid :: Arid (a.) Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

Parchedness :: Parchedness (n.) The state of being parched.

Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..

Water-white :: Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst..

Parchesi :: Parchesi (n.) See Pachisi.

Paparchy :: Paparchy (n.) Government by a pope; papal rule.

Palimpsest :: Palimpsest (n.) A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second..

Label :: Label (n.) A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package..

Toparch :: Toparch (n.) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the governor of a toparchy.

Chirograph :: Chirograph (n.) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party..

Tympan :: Tympan (n.) A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed..

Parched :: Parched (imp. & p. p.) of Parc.

Drumhead :: Drumhead (n.) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.

Simoon :: Simoon (n.) A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains..

Unparched :: Unparched (a.) Dried up; withered by heat.

Forel :: Forel (n.) A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill.

Membraniform :: Membraniform (a.) Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.

Parchesi :: Parchesi (n.) A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India..

Limn :: Limn (v. t.) To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders..

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