To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen. "Summer drouth or singèd air Never scorch thy tresses fair."
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"Scorch" Quotes from Famous Books — The Tiger Hunter • Mayne Reid — Modern Mythology • Andrew Lang — The Law-Breakers • Ridgwell Cullum — The Treasure Trail - A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine • Marah Ellis Ryan — Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various |
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