singe

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To burn slightly.
2. 2
   To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
3. 3
   To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
4. 4
   Obsolete form of sing.

Noun

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