: superficially or lightly burned : burned on the edges
singed hair
singed fabric
Shrubs with singed branches emerging out of the grassland …—
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Witness the smooth and delicate foie gras parfait, served in little tufts and flattered with singed orange segments.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Sure, my old hair straighteners don’t look great when compared to today’s generation of sleek wands, but the cramps and singed fingers felt like a small price to pay for poker straight hair at the time.
—Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
But the singed tree remained standing, and has shown a new sign of hope: New green leaves sprouting among the dead.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
In Sicily, a blaze destroyed the 15th century Santa Maria di Gesù church, turning an ancient wooden statue of the Virgin Mary into a singed log and consuming the 434-year-old remains of St. Benedict the Moor.
—Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Sure, my old hair straighteners don’t look great when compared to today’s generation of sleek wands, but the cramps and singed fingers felt like a small price to pay for poker straight hair at the time.
—Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
But the singed tree remained standing, and has shown a new sign of hope: New green leaves sprouting among the dead.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
In Sicily, a blaze destroyed the 15th century Santa Maria di Gesù church, turning an ancient wooden statue of the Virgin Mary into a singed log and consuming the 434-year-old remains of St. Benedict the Moor.
—Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Singed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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