cire perdue

American  

[seer per-doo, -dyoo, seer per-dy] / ˈsɪər pɛrˈdu, -ˈdyu, sir pɛrˈdü /

noun

Metallurgy.

1. lost-wax process.

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cire perdue British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of cire perdue

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

Example Sentences

I believe that the process is known as casting á cire perdue.

From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Symonds, John Addington

Torel worked at the palace, and the statues were cast in "cire perdue" process, being executed in the churchyard itself.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs

By the time of the XIIth Dynasty, and perhaps earlier, cire perdue casting over an ash core became usual.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various