Lexic.us

Definition of Singe

1. Verb. Burn superficially or lightly. "I singed my eyebrows"

2. Noun. A surface burn.

3. Verb. Become superficially burned. "My eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

Definition of Singe

1. v. t. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin.

2. n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Definition of Singe

1. Verb. (transitive) To burn slightly. ¹

2. Noun. A burning of the surface; a slight burn. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Singe

1. to burn slightly [v SINGED, SINGEING, SINGES]

Medical Definition of Singe

1. 1. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin. "You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, . . . Singe my white head!" (Shak) "I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass." (L'Estrange) 2. To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it. To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame. Origin: OE. Sengen, AS. Sengan in besengan (akin to D. Zengen, G. Sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. Singan to sing, in allusion to the singing or hissing sound often produced when a substance is singed, or slightly burned. See Sing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Singe

sing-song sing-songs sing-songy sing. sing along sing alongs sing from the same hymnbook sing like a bird sing out sing the praises of

sing up singable singalong singalongs singe (current term) singed singeing singer singer's nodes singer's nodules

singer-songwriter singer-songwriters singeress singers singes singest singeth singhalese singin'

Literary usage of Singe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1907)
"... E. Maladie du sommeil et mouche Tsé-Тие. Paris, C.-R. soc. biol., 55, 1903, (839-841 ). Maladie du sommeil expérimentale chez le singe (Marietta ..."

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