Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - singe
Singe
singe
v. & n. --v. (singeing) 1 tr. & intr. burn superficially or lightly. 2 tr. burn the bristles or down off (the carcass of a pig or fowl) to prepare it for cooking. 3 tr. burn off the tips of (the hair) in hairdressing. --n. a superficial burn. Phrases and idioms singe one's wings suffer some harm esp. in a risky attempt. Etymology: OE sencgan f. WG
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I. transitive verb (~d; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English sengen, from Old English sæncgan, sengan; akin to Old High German bisengan to ~, Old Church Slavic isęknǫti to dry up Date: before 12th century to burn superficially or lightly ; scorch, II. noun Date: 1658 a slight burn ; scorch ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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