ciré

[ si-rey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
a double fabric having such a finish.

ciré

/ ˈsɪəreɪ /

Origin of ciré¹

1920–25; < French < Latin cērātus waxed, equivalent to cēr ( a ) wax ( cere ² ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Origin of ciré¹

C20: French, from cirer to wax, from cire, from Latin cēra wax

During the three years that she had been married, she had not left the Val de Ciré, where her husband possessed two cotton-mills.

Her mother came and spent every summer at Ciré, and then returned to Paris for the winter, as soon as the leaves began to fall.

The next day she returned to Val de Ciré, and her husband, who had not expected her for some time, blamed her for a freak.

The road stretched ahead of them like ciré satin with a piping of lights.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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