[singe] vt singed ; singe.ing [ME sengen, fr. OE sengan; akin to OHG bisengan to singe, OCS iseknoti to dry up] (bef. 12c): to burn superficially or lightly: scorch; esp: to remove the hair, down, or fuzz from usu. by passing rapidly over a flame
[2]singe n (1658): a slight burn: scorch