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ciré, a.|ˈsiːreɪ|
[Fr., = waxed.]
Having a smooth polished surface. Also short for ciré silk, etc.
1921Spectator 23 Apr. 522/2 Trades dealing in..ribbons,..wool, ciré, raffia. 1921Glasgow Herald 21 May 4 A chapeau of ciré silk or straw. 1922Daily Mail 5 Dec. 14/2 Belted coatees of cire leather. 1923Ibid. 18 Jan. 11 A casaquin covered entirely in ciré braid. 1969Listener 20 Feb. 251/3 Is it a happy connotation when the Sun commends ciré as having been worn on the barricades by French students? |