singe

singe
I. transitive verb (singed; singeing) Etymology: Middle English sengen, from Old English sæncgan, sengan; akin to Old High German bisengan to singe, Old Church Slavic isęknǫti to dry up Date: before 12th century to burn superficially or lightly ; scorch; especially to remove the hair, down, or fuzz from usually by passing rapidly over a flame II. noun Date: 1658 a slight burn ; scorch

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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Synonyms:
, (slightly)


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  • singe — O.E. sengan to burn lightly, burn the edges (of hair, wings, etc.), from P.Gmc. *sangjanan (Cf. O.Fris. of sendza, M.Du. singhen, Du. zengen, Ger. sengen to singe ). The root often is said to be related to that of sing, on the idea of some sort… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • singe — index burn, deflagrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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