charred
焦
Char v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charred p. pr. & vb. n. Charring.]
1. To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce to charcoal; to burn to a cinder.
2. To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
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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]
charred
adj : having been burned so as to affect color or taste