braise vs singe

braise

verb
  • To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. 

noun
  • A sauce used for braising. 

  • A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. 

  • Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream) 

singe

verb
  • To burn slightly. 

  • To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it. 

  • To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame. 

noun
  • A burning of the surface; a slight burn. 

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