Parched (PARCHED)-dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

Examples:

• After running the marathon, Monica was parched and looked for a beverage.
• My throat was parched and scratchy when I had the flu this winter.

Quote:
If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend.

Andreas Capellanus

to me this quote means that out of your whole life you can say that you have a friend a single friend you have accomplished the greatest gist its like finding water while you are in the desert parched. it is also saying that nothing that oyu can have can be as valuable as a friend.. so keep the one that you have