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cire

cire noun: a fabric with a glazed finish.

Noun

cire (countable and uncountable, plural cires)

  1. A fabric with a glazed finish.

Forms of cire

pluralcires

Origin of cire

Back-formation from ciré (“glossy”).

Phrases with cire

Questions about cire

What does cire mean?
Cire means a fabric with a glazed finish.
What part of speech is cire?
Cire is a noun.
What is the plural of cire?
The plural of cire is cires.

Words near cire in the dictionary

  1. circusses
  2. circussing
  3. circussy
  4. circusy
  5. Circæan
  6. cire
  7. cire perdue
  8. Cirebon
  9. Cirelli
  10. Cirellis
  11. Cirenaica

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