| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ciré |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ci·ré |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s -r  |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also cire |
| ADJECTIVE: | Having a highly glazed finish, usually by the application of wax: a ciré shirt; a ciré jacket. | | NOUN: | A fabric or garment with such a finish. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, past participle of cirer, to wax, from Latin c rre. See cerated.
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