singe one's wings
To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.
singe
/sɪnd͡ʒ/
verb 4noun 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
own
SINGE + NOUN
beards
Definitions
verb
1
To burn slightly.
made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us
2
To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
3
To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
noun
1
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
verb
1
Obsolete form of sing.
Then ſange Iudith this ſonge vnto the LORDE: Begynne vnto the LORDE vpon the tabrettes, ſinge vnto the LORDE vpon the cymbals.
Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, / As time her taught in lowly Sheapards weeds, / Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, / For trumpets ſterne to change mine oaten reeds, / And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds[…]
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made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us
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Then ſange Iudith this ſonge vnto the LORDE: Begynne vnto the LORDE vpon the tabrettes, ſinge vnto the LORDE vpon the cymbals.
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Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, / As time her taught in lowly Sheapards weeds, / Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, / For trumpets ſterne to change mine oaten reeds, / And ſinge of Knigh
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[H]ere’s a couple of Syrenicall raſcals ſhall inchaunt yee: What ſhall they ſinge my good Lorde?
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If you run through a crowd with the torch of truth you will singe a few beards.
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In some senses, singe is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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