Sear
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:07 pm
In support of Bailey's short words...
As grilling season approaches, I put this word into play, usually in definition #2 of the verb below...not necessarily the steak.
sear
Pronunciation: 'sir
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English seren, from Old English sEarian to become dry, from sEar sere
intransitive verb : to cause withering or drying
transitive verb
1 : to make withered and dry : PARCH
2 a : to burn, scorch, mark, or injure with or as if with sudden application of intense heat b : to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat <sear a steak>
sear
Function: noun
: a mark or scar left by searing
sear
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle French serre grasp, from serrer to press, grasp, from Old French, from Late Latin serare to bolt, latch, from Latin sera bar for fastening a door
: the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock
...and finally--related word...
sere
Variant(s): also sear /'sir/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sEar dry; akin to Old High German sOrEn to wither, Greek hauos dry, Lithuanian sausas
1 : being dried and withered
2 archaic : THREADBARE
The dictionary had them as related, but different etymologies...
As grilling season approaches, I put this word into play, usually in definition #2 of the verb below...not necessarily the steak.
sear
Pronunciation: 'sir
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English seren, from Old English sEarian to become dry, from sEar sere
intransitive verb : to cause withering or drying
transitive verb
1 : to make withered and dry : PARCH
2 a : to burn, scorch, mark, or injure with or as if with sudden application of intense heat b : to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat <sear a steak>
sear
Function: noun
: a mark or scar left by searing
sear
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle French serre grasp, from serrer to press, grasp, from Old French, from Late Latin serare to bolt, latch, from Latin sera bar for fastening a door
: the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock
...and finally--related word...
sere
Variant(s): also sear /'sir/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sEar dry; akin to Old High German sOrEn to wither, Greek hauos dry, Lithuanian sausas
1 : being dried and withered
2 archaic : THREADBARE
The dictionary had them as related, but different etymologies...