cire perdue
[ seerper-doo, -dyoo; French seerper-dy ]
Origin of cire perdue
11875–80; 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
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
1literally: lost wax
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