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Webster 1913 Edition

Singe

Singe

(sĭnj)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Singed
(sĭnjd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Singeing
(sĭnj′ĭng)
.]
[OE.
sengen
, AS.
sengan
in be
sengan
(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
.]
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!
Shakespeare
I
singed
the toes of an ape through a burning glass.
L’Estrange.
2.
(a)
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
(b)
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.

Singe

,
Noun.
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Webster 1828 Edition

Singe

SINGE

,
Verb.
T.
sinj. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of a thing as the nap of cloth, or the hair of the skin; as, to singe off the beard. Thus riding on his curls, he seem'd to pass A rolling fire along, and singe the grass.

SINGE

,
Noun.
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Definition 2024

singe

singe

See also: singé and sînge

English

Verb

singe ‎(third-person singular simple present singes, present participle singeing, simple past and past participle singed)

  1. (transitive) To burn slightly.
    • L'Estrange
      I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.
  2. (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
  3. (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

singe ‎(plural singes)

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

References

  • singe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

From Latin sīmius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃ʒ/

Noun

singe m ‎(plural singes)

  1. monkey
  2. ape

Anagrams

German

Verb

singe

  1. First-person singular present of singen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of singen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of singen.
  4. Imperative singular of singen.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sīmius.

Noun

singe m ‎(oblique plural singes, nominative singular singes, nominative plural singe)

  1. monkey (animal)

Descendants

Sathmar Swabian

Verb

singe

  1. to sing

References

  • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

Etymology

From Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan, sæncgan ‎(“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-Germanic *sangijaną ‎(“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- ‎(“to burn”). Cognate with Dutch zengen ‎(“to singe, scorch”), German sengen ‎(“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangr ‎(“burnt, scorched”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪnd͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

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