Singe
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.
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.
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
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Singe Translations
singe in German is sengen, sengst
singe in Latin is aduro (adustum)
singe in Spanish is chamuscar
singe in Swedish is sveda
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