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ciré

/ˈsiːreɪ/

ciré adjective: having a shiny, glossy surface, often due to the application of wax or heat treatment.

Adjective

ciré (not comparable)

  1. (fabric) Having a shiny, glossy surface, often due to the application of wax or heat treatment.
    • ciré silk

Noun

ciré (countable and uncountable, plural cirés)

  1. A glossy finish applied to fabric.
  2. A fabric featuring such finish.
    • Shiny nylons and cirés are used for avant-garde shapes that run from early Mugler to Star Trek.2009 June 19, “Looking ahead”, in Ragtrader

Forms of ciré

pluralcirés

Origin of ciré

Borrowed from French ciré (“waxed; made shiny”). Attested in English from the 1920s.

Questions about ciré

What does ciré mean?
Ciré means having a shiny, glossy surface, often due to the application of wax or heat treatment.
What part of speech is ciré?
Ciré can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ciré?
Ciré is pronounced /ˈsiːreɪ/.

Words near ciré in the dictionary

  1. cirsoceles
  2. cirsoid
  3. CIRT
  4. ciruela
  5. cirurgical
  6. ciré
  7. cis
  8. cis boy
  9. cis effect
  10. cis effects
  11. cis female

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