singe

  • 21singe — [[t]sɪ̱nʤ[/t]] singes, singeing, singed V ERG If you singe something or if it singes, it burns very slightly and changes colour but does not catch fire. [V n] The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers... [V ed] Her hair was …

    English dictionary

  • 22singe — [[t]sɪndʒ[/t]] v. singed, singe•ing, n. 1) to burn superficially or slightly; scorch 2) to burn the ends, nap, or the like, of (hair, cloth, etc.) 3) to subject (a carcass) to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc 4) a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23singe — Un Singe, Si vous muez le second i vocal de Simia en i consonant, vous aurez Sim ja, Simia, Simius. Les singes ont les pieds d une sorte que les autres n ont point, Simiae pedes sui generis habent, B. Le singe d un autre qui tasche à faire comme… …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 24singe — 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 ; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25singe — singe1 [sındʒ] v past tense and past participle singed present participle singeing [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: sengan] to burn the surface of something slightly, or to be burned slightly ▪ The flames had singed her hair. singe 2 singe2 n a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26singe — 1 verb (I, T) to burn something slightly on its surface or edge, or to be burned in this way: If the iron s too hot it ll singe your shirt. 2 noun (C) a mark made by burning something slightly …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27Singė — Sp Singė Ap Singö L s. Baltijos j., Švedija …

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  • 28singe — 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 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29Singe (Zodiaque) — Singe (astrologie chinoise) Pour les articles homonymes, voir singe (homonymie). Le singe est le neuvième animal dans l ordre d arrivée qui apparaît dans …

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  • 30Singe (zodiaque) — Singe (astrologie chinoise) Pour les articles homonymes, voir singe (homonymie). Le singe est le neuvième animal dans l ordre d arrivée qui apparaît dans …

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