singeing stick

A short taper used by hairdre ers in singeing the nair of the head. singe-Ing-ly, *sindg-ing-lỹ, adv. [Eng. singeing; ly.] In a singeing manner; so as to singe or scorch. "I confe that the bodies of devils may be not only warm, but sindgingly hot." - More: Antidote against Atheism. (App.) 232 sing-er, s. [Eng.sing; -er.] 1. One who sings. "Here seem'd the singer touch'd at what he sung, And grief a while delay'd his hand and tongue." Parnell: To Lord Visc. Bolingbroke. 2. One whose occupation is to sing; a skilled or profe ional vocalist. "To the chief singer on my stringed instruments." Habakkuk iii. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-1494.png:[blocks in formation] Physics: A flame, either naked or enclosed in a tube, which emits musical sounds under certain conditions.