Dickens speaks of a young man "singeing" his calves before a fire. I wondered about etymology of "singe".
First site I looked at, by that médicin extraordinair, Dr. Wertelecki, I saw an Egyptian statue of a large panther
(I guess) licking its kitten, with this footnote:
"Singe embrassan son chaton" (Cat embracing kitten), Egyptian, c.
4th century BC. - Louvre Museum, Paris, France."

I learned French "singe" = monkey. Since when did it mean a kitten?