sear

• It's low fuss and high in flavor - simply season, sear, then leave the meat in the oven to roast while you're making the rest of the meal.
• If you are near "the sear, the yellow leaf" of life, in the last four years your expected remaining years of life have declined. —  LJWorld.com stories: News
• Once the sear is in place, partially install the pin, just enough to keep the sear from falling out, don't push it all the way in yet. —  Captain of a Crew of One
• We may imagine that his thoughts were like those of the Scottish usurper I have lived long enough: my May of life Is fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf Come, put mine armour on; give me my staff The Thanes fly from me He sometimes meditated a march southwards, collecting on his way the armies of Augereau and Soult, and re-opening the campaign as circumstances might recommend, behind either the Loire or the Alps. —  The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
• Place in a hot oven to sear, then turn the bird, be it large or small, on its breast. —  Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions

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