Charred

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Char \Char\ (ch[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charred}
     (ch[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Charring}.] [Prob. the same
     word as char to perform (see {Char}, n.), the modern use
     coming from charcoal, prop. coal-turned, turned to coal.]
     1. To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce
        to charcoal; to burn to a cinder.


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     2. To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  charred
       See {char}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  char
       n 1: a charred substance
       2: a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the
          carpet" [syn: {charwoman}, {cleaning woman}, {cleaning
          lady}, {woman}]
       3: any of several small-scaled trout
       v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire
            will char everything" [syn: {coal}]
       2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The
          cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the
          ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the
          ceiling" [syn: {blacken}, {scorch}]
       [also: {charring}, {charred}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  charred
       adj : having been burned so as to affect color or taste