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ciré

American  
[si-rey] / sɪˈreɪ /

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.

ciré British  
/ ˈsɪəreɪ /

adjective

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

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noun

  1. such a surface on a fabric

  2. a fabric having such a surface

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Etymology

Origin of ciré

1920–25; < French < Latin cērātus waxed, equivalent to cēr ( a ) wax ( cere 2 ) + -ātus -ate 1

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The road stretched ahead of them like ciré satin with a piping of lights.

From Balloons by Bibesco, Elizabeth

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