ciré
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
a double fabric having such a finish.
Origin of 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.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis MiltounThe 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
/ (ˈsɪəreɪ) /
(of fabric) treated with a heat or wax process to make it smooth
such a surface on a fabric
a fabric having such a surface
Origin of ciré
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