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The arched part of a structure.

A method of ingrafting. See Inarch.

,fr. March, v. Marching money (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. -- In marching order (Mil.), equipped for a march. -- Marching regiment. (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regi…

Scorching; burning; drying. "Summer's parching heat." Shak. -- Parch"ing*ly, adv.

Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye. "Piercing, searching, biting, cold." Dickens. -- Search"ing*ly, adv. -- Search"ing*ness, n.

The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.

A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.

Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train. [R.]

ot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach.

a number of pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their furniture, ready for marching.

Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade. Brigade inspector, an officer whose duty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service. -- Brigade major, an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties.…

Burning with high hope. Byron. The groan still deepens, and the combat burns. Pope. The parching air Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire. Milton.

A uniform time and place in marching.

A vaulting or arching over. [R.]

pany of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa.

o hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.

ful. [Colloq.] -- To change step, to take a break in the regular succession of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then stepping off with the foot which is in advance.

Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obs.] A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. Drayton.

A marching back; retrocession.

Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.