ciré

[ si-rey ]

noun
  1. a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.

  2. a double fabric having such a finish.

Origin of ciré

1
1920–25; <French <Latin cērātus waxed, equivalent to cēr(a) wax (see cere2) + -ātus-ate1

Words Nearby ciré

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How to use ciré in a sentence

  • Very businesslike are the shoeblacks of Algiers; they dont mind what they cire as long as they cire something.

  • The French text begins thus: Pour trois livres de cire et de plomb pour faire les patrons que maitre Colman, armoyeur, a fait, &c.

    Spanish Arms and Armour | Albert F. Calvert

British Dictionary definitions for ciré

ciré

/ (ˈsɪəreɪ) /


adjective
  1. (of fabric) treated with a heat or wax process to make it smooth

noun
  1. such a surface on a fabric

  2. a fabric having such a surface

Origin of ciré

1
C20: French, from cirer to wax, from cire, from Latin cēra wax

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