Singe /(sĭnj)/

Singe

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Singed; p. pr. & vb. n. Singeing

  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!
    I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.
  2. To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.

Singe

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