1604 W. Alexander sig. K3v Sun-parch'd people loath the precious stones, And through abundance vilifie the gold.
1744 W. Havard iii. iii. 36 Africk's Sun-parch'd Clime.
1848 J. R. Lowell 2nd Ser. 65 The next heart-beat, the wind-hurled pile,..Bursts rattling over the sun-parched roof.
1915 G. Frankau i. 7 Do you know our churchyard at Aden; lone tombs on a sun-parched plain.
2005 June 88/1 We pass through sun-parched forests, their brown beauty awaiting the rainy season.