charredadj.
/tʃɑːd/ Burnt to carbon, burnt black; also figurative.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > burnt > to carbon
charry1786
charred1794
carbonated1796
carbonized1800
carbonified1803
charked1870
the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > [adjective] > blackened > with smoke or fire
fire-swartOE
charred1794
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [adjective] > injured by heat or fire > scorched
a-roastc1300
broillyc1400
bristled1553
scorcheda1616
charred1794
birsled1833
charked1870
1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 304 Charred sawdust.
1869 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times (ed. 2) vi. 178 Burning the wood and then scraping away the charred portion.
1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul II. ix. xxxvii. 198 A heart..charred with self-indulgence.
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