Definition of singes:
(v) :
(transitive) To burn slightly.
(n) :
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
(v) :
(transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
(v) :
(transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
(v) :
Obsolete form of sing. [(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.]