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ci⋅ré

  [si-rey]
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–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.
Origin:
1920–25; < F < L cērātus waxed, equiv. to cēr(a) wax (see cere ) + -ātus -ate 1
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ci·ré also cire   (sĭ-rā')   
adj.  Having a highly glazed finish, usually by the application of wax: a ciré shirt; a ciré jacket.
n.  A fabric or garment with such a finish.

[French, past participle of cirer, to wax, from Latin cērāre; see cerated.]
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CIRES
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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