char

I. noun also charr (plural char or chars; also charr or charrs) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1662 any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots II. verb (charred; charring) Etymology: charcoal Date: 1679 transitive verb 1. to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat ; burn 2. to burn slightly or partly ; scorch <

the fire charred the beams

> intransitive verb to become charred III. noun Date: 1879 a charred substance ; charcoal; specifically a combustible residue remaining after the destructive distillation of coal IV. intransitive verb (charred; charring) Etymology: charwoman Date: 1732 to work as a cleaning woman V. noun Etymology: by shortening Date: 1906 British charwoman