Hypertext Webster Gateway: "charred"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Char \Char\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charred}; 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.
2. To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
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