[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

char \char\ chaumr, v. t. imp.  p. p. charred
   chaumrd; 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
      1913 webster
see also:
charred charring char 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

charred
     see char
see also:
char 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

char
     n 1: a charred substance
     2: a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the
        carpet" syn: charwoman, cleaning woman, cleaning
        lady, woman
     3: any of several small-scaled trout
     v 1: burn to charcoal; "without a drenching rain, the forest fire
          will char everything" syn: coal
     2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "the
        cook blackened the chicken breast"; "the fire charred the
        ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the
        ceiling" syn: blacken, scorch
     also: charring, charred
see also:
charwoman cleaning woman cleaning lady woman coal blacken 
scorch charring charred 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

charred
     adj : having been burned so as to affect color or taste

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