cire perdue

[ seerper-doo, -dyoo; French seerper-dy ]

nounMetallurgy.

Origin of cire perdue

1
1875–80; short for French moulage à cire perdue mold on lost wax

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British Dictionary definitions for cire perdue

cire perdue

/ French (sir pɛrdy) /


noun
  1. a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away

Origin of cire perdue

1
literally: lost wax

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