cire perdue
[ seer per-doo, -dyoo; French seer per-dy ]
/ ˈsɪər pɛrˈdu, -ˈdyu; French sir pɛrˈdü /
noun Metallurgy.
Origin of cire perdue
1875–80; short for French
moulage à cire perdue mold on lost wax
Words nearby cire perdue
circumvolute,
circumvolution,
circumvolve,
circus,
circus maximus,
cire perdue,
cirebon,
cirenaica,
cirencester,
cirio,
cirque
British Dictionary definitions for cire perdue
cire perdue
/ French (sir pɛrdy) /
noun
a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away
Word Origin for cire perdue
literally: lost wax